false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171013693m/82241.jpg 82241 7 The theme of <I>The Book of Job</I> is nothing less than human suffering and the transcendence of it: it pulses with moral energy, outrage, and spiritual insight. <P> Now, <I>The Book of Job</I> has been rendered into English by the eminent translator and scholar Stephen Mitchell, whose versions of Rilke, Israeli poetry, and the <I>Tao Te Ching</I> have been widely praised. This is the first time ever that the Hebrew verse of Job has been translated into verse in any language, ancient or modern, and the result is a triumph. 79413 1987 The Book of Job total:104|5:40|4:37|3:18|2:6|1:3| 104 417 144 24 5 2 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 17:00:29 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 16:46:08 -0800 2009 1 really happened, that evolution had been di...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 24 10:31:44 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 07:46:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 10:31:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 17:21:55 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:39:20 -0700 2009 The Book of Job. However, the reader should be aware that Stephen Mitchell omits the hymn in praise of wisdom and the speech of the young man Elihu. Elihu is the fourth friend of Job's who speaks following the three cycles of speeches by the "Three Comfo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 04:48:11 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 19:21:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 10 11:43:18 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 11:46:43 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Wed Apr 22 17:53:15 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 18:03:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 13:47:05 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:48:01 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 20:44:50 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 20:48:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 08:39:06 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 08:39:06 -0700 2009
Heh. I typed this before getting dragged to church on Easter morning.]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 18:36:39 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 18:47:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 21 00:32:35 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 01:08:53 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 03 23:02:54 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 06 18:24:17 -0700 2008 This is a beautiful translation, and the commentary is well-written and interesting. I think I prefer Marcus Borg's take on Job in Reading the Bible Again for...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 31 16:57:51 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 04:50:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Dec 20 08:15:38 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 08:17:39 -0800 2007
It's the Book of Job. Read it. Pain, suffering, existential doubt, plenty of death and destruction and nasty dermatological conditions.

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