The book of Job presents its readers with a profound drama concerning innocent suffering. Such honest, forthright wrestling with the problem of evil and the silence of God has intrigued a wide gamut of readers both religious and nonreligious.
Surprisingly, the earliest church fathers showed little interest in the book of Job. Not until Origen in the early third century is there much evidence of any systematic treatment of the book, and most of Origen's treatment is known to us only from the catenae. More intense interest came at the end of the fourth century and the beginning of the fifth.
The excerpts in this Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume focus on systematic treatment. Among Greek texts are those from Origen, Didymus the Blind, Julian the Arian, John Chrysostom, Hesychius of Jerusalem, and Olympiodorus. Among Latin sources we find Julian of Eclanum, Philip the Priest, and Gregory the Great. Among Syriac sources we find Ephrem the Syrian and Isho'dad of Merv, some of whose work is made available here for the first time in English.
In store for readers of this volume is a great feast of wisdom from the ancient resources of the church with fresh relevance for today.
| ISBN: | 9780830843411 |
| Publication date: | 16th October 2020 |
| Author: | Manlio Simonetti, Marco Conti, Thomas C Oden |
| Publisher: | IVP Academic an imprint of InterVarsity Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture |
| Genres: |
Christianity Old Testaments Sacred texts, scriptures and revered writings History of religion Jewish texts: Tanakh, Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts |
The book of Job presents its readers with a profound drama concerning innocent suffering. Such honest, forthright wrestling with the problem of evil and the silence of God has intrigued a wide gamut of readers both religious and nonreligious.
Surprisingly, the earliest church fathers showed little interest in the book of Job. Not until Origen in the early third century is there much evidence of any systematic treatment of the book, and most of Origen's treatment is known to us only from the catenae. More intense interest came at the end of the fourth century and the beginning of the fifth.
The excerpts in this Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume focus on systematic treatment. Among Greek texts are those from Origen, Didymus the Blind, Julian the Arian, John Chrysostom, Hesychius of Jerusalem, and Olympiodorus. Among Latin sources we find Julian of Eclanum, Philip the Priest, and Gregory the Great. Among Syriac sources we find Ephrem the Syrian and Isho'dad of Merv, some of whose work is made available here for the first time in English.
In store for readers of this volume is a great feast of wisdom from the ancient resources of the church with fresh relevance for today.
Job features in the following genres: Christianity, Old Testaments, Sacred texts, scriptures and revered writings, History of religion, Jewish texts: Tanakh, Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
Job is available in Paperback, Book
Job was written by Manlio Simonetti, Marco Conti, Thomas C Oden and published by IVP Academic an imprint of InterVarsity Press
Job has 248 pages
Yes it is part of Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture series