Thepoeticalmasterpiecethatconfrontstheinexplicablemysteryofgoodandevilcanbeacompaniononyourownspiritualjourney.ThebookofJob,celebratedasaclassicofworldliteratureandoneofthegloriesoftheBible,canoftenbepuzzlingandfrustrating:puzzlingforitsdialogueformandoff-puttingbecauseofthemanyquestionsitleavesunanswered.Thebookwaswritteninaworldverydifferentfromourown,andyetthefundamentalquestionsitraisesarestilloneswegrapplewithtoday:Isitworthwhiletoactforthebest?Doeslifehaveameaningbeyonditself?Whydotherighteoussufferandtheguiltyprosper?Inthisaccessibleguidetoaspiritualmasterpiece,DonaldKraus,theeditoroftheOxfordUniversityPressStudyBibleprogram,clarifieswhatJobis,helpsovercomedifficultiesinthetextandsuggestswhatJobmaymeanforustoday.Kraus’sfreshtranslationcapturessomeofthefinestpoetryintheHebrewBibleanduncoverstheoriginalauthor’sintentinawaythatisaccessibleformodernreadersandspiritualseekers.ThisinvitingSkyLightIlluminationsedition,withprobingfacing-pagecommentary,exploresJob’sdaringchallengestoGod’sgoodness,asksquestionsaboutthebasicfairnessofexistence,andofferscompellingdescriptionsofthegloriesofthecreatedworldandthebittersorrowsofhumanlife.
