Originally Posted by
burgyeb
Ah yes, Elihu. Approaches to addressing his role in the Book of Job, are probably as vast as the questions many have asked about him.
I would like to approach Elihu's role structurally with a focus on his four (4) speeches, using "the five w's" (5W),the "five w's and one h" (5W1H) approach. The 5 w's are who, what, when, where, and why, and the 1 h is how.
Main references for looking at Elihu's role via his four speeches is the Rondervan NIV Study Bible. Online keyword search for articles used to explore the 5W1H approach to exploring a topic that has many challenging questions. Also online review of various interpretations of Elihu done.
The four speeches of Elihu can be found in Job 32:6---33:33; 34; 35; 36---37. I would recommend reading these scriptures for yourself as you read through the posts or other readings.