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The book of Job is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, literary accomplishments of the ancient world, yet in many ways it is just as relevant today as it was then. This book examines Job from a comparative theological perspective in order to help contemporary readers access it, learn from it, and apply its insights to contemporary life.

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"""A scholarly tour de force! Michael Moore brings together insights from a wide range of ancient literary sources, assesses the contributions of various critical methodologies (textual and social science), and explores accounts of suffering from both his personal and pastoral experience. Experts on Job will be grateful for the bibliographical density of his discussion; lay readers are offered many diverse avenues of assessing the theological challenges of reading Job in a world of suffering."" --James T. Butler, senior associate professor of Old Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary ""Michael Moore states that disinterested piety as motivation for righteous living is the theme of the book of Job. He maintains that most studies of this biblical book focus on some aspect of what he calls 'incomplete divine justice.' Hence his focus is primarily on Job, rather than on God. His analysis includes interaction with countless other commentators as he argues his point. Thus, this book includes an interesting survey of Joban interpretation."" --Dianne Bergant, CSA, professor emerita of Old Testament studies, Catholic Theological Union"

"""A scholarly tour de force! Michael Moore brings together insights from a wide range of ancient literary sources, assesses the contributions of various critical methodologies (textual and social science), and explores accounts of suffering from both his personal and pastoral experience. Experts on Job will be grateful for the bibliographical density of his discussion; lay readers are offered many diverse avenues of assessing the theological challenges of reading Job in a world of suffering."" --James T. Butler, senior associate professor of Old Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary ""Michael Moore states that disinterested piety as motivation for righteous living is the theme of the book of Job. He maintains that most studies of this biblical book focus on some aspect of what he calls 'incomplete divine justice.' Hence his focus is primarily on Job, rather than on God. His analysis includes interaction with countless other commentators as he argues his point. Thus, this book includes an interesting survey of Joban interpretation."" --Dianne Bergant, CSA, professor emerita of Old Testament studies, Catholic Theological Union"

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Michael S. Moore is director of the Arizona Research Center for the Ancient Near East (ARCANE) and a faculty associate at Fuller Theological Seminary and Arizona State University. He is the author of WealthWatch: A Study of Socioeconomic Conflict in the Bible (Pickwick) and What Is This Babbler Trying to Say? Essays on Biblical Interpretation (Pickwick).

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