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The Book of Job: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)
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Mark Larrimore (Author)
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The life and times of this iconic and enduring biblical book
The book of Job raises stark questions about the meaning of innocent suffering and the relationship of the human to the divine, yet it is also one of the Bible's most obscure and paradoxical books. Mark Larrimore provides a panoramic history of this remarkable book, traversing centuries and traditions to examine how Job's trials and his challenge to God have been used and understood in diverse contexts, from commentary and liturgy to philosophy and art. Larrimore traces Job's reception by figures such as Gregory the Great, William Blake, and Elie Wiesel, and reveals how Job has come to be viewed as the Bible's answer to the problem of evil and the perennial question of why a God who supposedly loves justice permits bad things to happen to good people. 12 b/w illus.
About the Author
Mark Larrimore directs the Religious Studies Program at The New School's Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts. He is the editor of The Problem of Evil and the coeditor of The German Invention of Race and Queer Christianities.
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- Contributor: Mark Larrimore
- Imprint: Princeton University Press
- ISBN13: 9780691202464
- Number of Pages: 296
- Packaged Dimensions: 140x216mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Release Date: 2020-02-18
- Series: Lives of Great Religious Books
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Mark Larrimore directs the Religious Studies Program at The New School's Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts. He is the editor of The Problem of Evil and the coeditor of The German Invention of Race and Queer Christianities.
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