Redefining Job and the Conundrum of Suffering

Redefining Job and the Conundrum of Suffering
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 9781725262461
ISBN-13 : 1725262460
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Book Synopsis Redefining Job and the Conundrum of Suffering by : Victoria Adams

Download or read book Redefining Job and the Conundrum of Suffering written by Victoria Adams and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a species, we are storytellers. Our best stories, those that endure for generations, are stories of trials and suffering and of surmounting the challenges set before us. The biblical Job is such a story, one that has become encrusted with centuries of interpretations. Redefining Job and the Conundrum of Suffering sets out to retell the story, to make "once upon a time" have meaning for us today. The best way to break old patterns is to start from scratch. Redefining Job dissects the story, the history of interpretations, and the history of how humanity has dealt with suffering. As the story is rebuilt with different insights gained from research in biblical studies, humanities, and science, the message can be viewed in a fresh light. The author of Job lived at a time when knowledge was expanding and our perception of our place in the universe was changing. From this perspective, Job becomes a hero. No longer patiently waiting for some ambiguous answer, he is demanding something more of his Maker. "Before I heard, but now I see" becomes an affirmation that he grasped a new path to discovering why we suffer and how we should respond.


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