Thanks, Jenn.
As I noted on another post, I'm fascinated that you find God more distant in the prophets than in wisdom, since it is in the prophets that God speaks directly and reveals what God's perspective is. In these books God is also filled with passion--love as well as anger--but not passive.
I read Proverbs as reflecting a God who is only known indirectly through observation. As for Job, do you think that God was actually listening/responding to Job? How do you understand that speech from the whirlwind and the fact that God never tells Job why he suffered? What kind of teacher is God here?
You mention that Job learns the importance of asking questions. How do you understand the passage, then, about Job repenting?
I find these books so fascinating!