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The Book of Job|Raymond P. Scheindlin
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Overview

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.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780393319002
  • ISBN-10: 0393319008
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: May 1999
  • Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.4 pounds
  • Page Count: 240

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