The poetical masterpiece that confronts the inexplicable mystery
of good and evil can be a companion on your own spiritual
journey.
The book of Job, celebrated as a classic of world literature and
one of the glories of the Bible, can often be puzzling and
frustrating: puzzling for its dialogue form and off-putting because
of the many questions it leaves unanswered. The book was written in
a world very different from our own, and yet the fundamental
questions it raises are still ones we grapple with today: Is it
worthwhile to act for the best? Does life have a meaning beyond
itself? Why do the righteous suffer and the guilty prosper?
In this accessible guide to a spiritual masterpiece, Donald
Kraus, the editor of the Oxford University Press Study Bible
program, clarifies what Job is, helps overcome difficulties in the
text, and suggests what Job may mean for us today. Kraus's fresh
translation captures some of the finest poetry in the Hebrew Bible
and uncovers the original author s intent in a way that is
accessible for modern readers and spiritual seekers.
This inviting SkyLight Illuminations edition, with probing
facing-page commentary, explores Job s daring challenges to God s
goodness, asks questions about the basic fairness of existence, and
offers compelling descriptions of the glories of the created world
and the bitter sorrows of human life."
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