One of the most powerful and unsettling Bible stories, The Book of Job undermines the claim that our world is governed by justice and meaning. It does so through a poetry of unsurpassed beauty captured in Raymond Scheindlin's superb new translation. Scheindlin's Job is not a patient sufferer but a defiant man who eloquently demands an argument with God. Job's words land like a fist, but he is left speechless by God's reply from the storm - a commanding survey of creation and a challenge to man's place in it. Job's acceptance of God's power comes with a dignity and freshness that makes it compelling even today. In Scheindlin's vivid translation an ancient text speaks to us directly of timeless questions and passions. A selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, History Book Club, Quality Paperback Book Club, and Jewish Book Club
ISBN: | 9780393319002 |
Publication date: | 6th October 1999 |
Author: | Raymond P Scheindlin |
Publisher: | W.W. Norton and Company an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 240 pages |
Genres: |
Bible readings, selections and meditations |