The Book of Job
"God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu How can a just God abandon His creatures to suffering? How do we reconcile our notions of divine goodness and omnipotence with the fact that the universe is visibly unfair? Sooner or later, these questions confront anyone who attempts to lead a life of faith. And nowhere have they been articulated with greater drama, poignancy, and despairing fury than in the Biblical parable of the blamelessly unfortunate Job. With a new Preface by Cynthia Ozick, nominated for the National Book Award for her book The Puttermesser Papers
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0375700226
ISBN13:9780375700224
Release Date:December 1998
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.2" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
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The Best Translation Out There
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This is a beautiful translation which takes the book's poetry seriously. You don't have to be christian (I'm not) to read and enjoy this book, which has some very modern resonances (there are parts of it that read like Kafka, for example). Anyway, get this edition.
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