This edition had all images removed.
Title: The Book of Job
Original Publication: London: Cecil Palmer & Hayward, 1916.
Note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Job
Credits: Carla Foust, Brian Wilson, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "The Book of Job" by Anonymous is an ancient poetic and philosophical text, likely written in the early to mid-1st millennium BC. The work poses deep questions about suffering, justice, and the nature of God, focused around the central character, Job—a righteous man subjected to tremendous, unexplained misfortune. Through dialogues between Job and his friends, the book explores the limits of human wisdom, the reality of innocent suffering, and the search for meaning in pain. It is regarded as a profound meditation on faith and endurance, making it both a foundational religious work and a literary classic. The opening of "The Book of Job" introduces Job as a prosperous, upright man deeply devoted to God, with a large family and great wealth. Satan challenges Job’s integrity before God, suggesting that Job’s virtue is only a result of his blessings. God allows Satan to strip Job of his possessions, children, and eventually his health, yet Job refuses to denounce God. As Job mourns in misery, three friends arrive and begin a series of poetic dialogues, trying to explain his suffering through conventional wisdom. Job, however, laments his existence and ardently questions God’s justice, insisting on his innocence and longing for understanding, while his friends repeatedly assert that suffering is a punishment for wrongdoing. This opening sets the stage for a profound exploration of faith, despair, and the complexities of human suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Anonymous
Author of introduction, etc.: Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936
Illustrator: Tongue, C. Mary
EBook No.: 75778
Published: Apr 3, 2025
Downloads: 288
Language: English
Subject: Bible. Job -- Illustrations
Subject: Bible. Job
Subject: Bible. Job -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Book of Job
Original Publication: London: Cecil Palmer & Hayward, 1916.
Note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Job
Credits: Carla Foust, Brian Wilson, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "The Book of Job" by Anonymous is an ancient poetic and philosophical text, likely written in the early to mid-1st millennium BC. The work poses deep questions about suffering, justice, and the nature of God, focused around the central character, Job—a righteous man subjected to tremendous, unexplained misfortune. Through dialogues between Job and his friends, the book explores the limits of human wisdom, the reality of innocent suffering, and the search for meaning in pain. It is regarded as a profound meditation on faith and endurance, making it both a foundational religious work and a literary classic. The opening of "The Book of Job" introduces Job as a prosperous, upright man deeply devoted to God, with a large family and great wealth. Satan challenges Job’s integrity before God, suggesting that Job’s virtue is only a result of his blessings. God allows Satan to strip Job of his possessions, children, and eventually his health, yet Job refuses to denounce God. As Job mourns in misery, three friends arrive and begin a series of poetic dialogues, trying to explain his suffering through conventional wisdom. Job, however, laments his existence and ardently questions God’s justice, insisting on his innocence and longing for understanding, while his friends repeatedly assert that suffering is a punishment for wrongdoing. This opening sets the stage for a profound exploration of faith, despair, and the complexities of human suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Anonymous
Author of introduction, etc.: Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936
Illustrator: Tongue, C. Mary
EBook No.: 75778
Published: Apr 3, 2025
Downloads: 288
Language: English
Subject: Bible. Job -- Illustrations
Subject: Bible. Job
Subject: Bible. Job -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.