The Book of Job

by John F. Thornton

"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...

• 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

The Best Translation Out There

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.