Ouch! We all have bad days from time to time, but most of us won’t even come close to what Job was experiencing when he uttered those painful words. In case you’re not familiar with his story, Job was ...
Classed with the poetic books of the Old Testament, Job is a book of deep philosophy which deals with some of the basic problems of life. It is cast in the form of a dramatic poem. There is a prose ...
This post is in partnership with The Muse. The article below was originally published on The Muse. Okay, eight books is a lot to get through for one job search, but hear me out. I guarantee you the ...
Job questions the very fact of his existence, screaming at God a question that is ultimately rhetorical, one that often recurs in those who suffer. In addition, over the course of the book’s 42 ...
As Diane Glancy studied the book of Job while creating this collection of original poems and poetic prose, she realized that the biblical text was haunted. Suffering and loss experienced by Native ...
In William Blake’s engravings for the Book of Job I found a powerful lesson about grief and attachment. By Amitha Kalaichandran Dr. Kalaichandran is an epidemiologist and physician. If grief could be ...
BATTLE FOR THE WORLD—Max Werner —Modern Age ($3). HELL-BENT FOR WAR—General Hugh S. Johnson—Bobbs-Merrlll ($1.50). UNITED WE STAND!—Hanson W. Baldwin—Whiftlesey House ($3). Fortnight ago with the ...
"Do you really want to read the entire book of Job?" my pastor asked me, horrified. I'd asked him to help me read this ancient Biblical book, to understand why it spoke to people who suffer greatly. I ...