'Now my eyes have seen you." (Job 42:5) Few biblical texts are more daunting, and yet more fascinating, than the book of Job--and few have been the subject of such diverse interpretation. For Robert Fyall, the mystery of God's ways and the appalling evil and suffering in the world are at the heart of Job's significant contribution to the canon of Scripture. This study offers a holistic reading of Job, with particular reference to its depiction of creation and evil, and finds significant clues to its meaning in the striking imagery it uses. Fyall takes seriously the literary and artistic integrity of the book of Job, as well as its theological profundity. He concludes that it is not so much about suffering per se as about creation, providence and knowing God, and how--in the crucible of suffering--these are to be understood. He encourages us to listen to this remarkable literature, to be moved by it, and to see its progress from shrieking protest to repentence and vision.
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"We do not begin to gain a real grasp of the message of the book of Job, and of its contribution to the canon, apart from a more detailed grasp of its imagery and drama. Here Dr. Fyall is a sure-footed guide: not only does he lecture in Old Testament, but he preaches regularly in a church that draws several hundred university students--something that does not usually happen unless the preacher has something to say from the Bible, and says it well. In this book many more can listen with pleasure and profit." (D. A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, Illinois) )
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Robert Fyall is Senior Tutor in Ministry for the Cornhill Training Course (Scotland). Formerly director of Rutherford House, a research, training and publishing center in Scotland for church leaders, he also taught Old Testament at St. John's College in Durham, England, in addition to pastoring a church there.
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This book takes a strong Historical-critical approach to the book of Job. It is well written and enlightening. The contrast he shows between the cannanite gods and YHWH really open up the text and the theology of the book of Job. The book does not really address the problem of pain and suffering because Job does not address it. The Author shows a meaninful connection between the soverngity of God and the hurt in life.
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Few biblical texts are more daunting, and yet more fascinating, than the book of Job-and few have been the subject of such diverse interpretation. For the author, the mystery of God's ways and the appalling evil and suffering in the world are at the heart of Job's significant contribution to the canon of Scripture. This study offers a holistic reading of Job, with particular reference to its depiction of creation and evil, and finds significant clues to its meaning in the striking imagery it uses. The author takes seriously the literary and artistic integrity of the book of Job, as well as its theological profundity. He concludes that it is not so much about suffering per se as about creation, providence, and knowing God, and how-in the crucible of suffering-these are to be understood. He encourages readers to listen to this remarkable literature, to be moved by it, and to see its progress from shrieking protest to repentance and vision.
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- Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) by John Milton in Front Matter, page 72, and page 121
- The Book of Job: A Commentary by Norman C. Habel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Book of Job by Edgar C. S. Gibson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ugarit and the Old Testament: The Story of a Remarkable Discovery and its Impact on Old Testament Studies by Peter C. Craigie in Back Matter
- Wisdom in Revolt (JSOT supplement) by Perdue in Back Matter
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- Putting God on Trial: The Biblical Book of Job by Robert Sutherland on page 178, and page 189
- Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care And Spiritual Direction by Robert W., Ph.D. Kellemen in Back Matter
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