The Book of Job

by John F. Thornton

Book Overview

"God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375700226
• ISBN13: 9780375700224
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The Best Translation Out There

This is a beautiful translation which takes the book's poetry seriously. You don't have to be christian (I'm not) to read and enjoy this book, which has some very modern resonances (there are parts of it that read like Kafka, for example). Anyway, get this edition.