“Thus one of the important contributions of the book of Job (as well as Ecclesiastes)[108] is to undermine the idea that retribution… — Tremper Longman III Copy Share Image
For every Book of Job, there's a Book of Leviticus, featuring some of the most boring prose ever written. But if you… — David Benioff Copy Share Image
“Job is a wisdom book. But not all wisdom books are alike.[42] Proverbs contains instructional literature (discourses and proverbs) that encourage wise… — Tremper Longman III Copy Share Image
“Wounded and nearly blind with fear, I clung to the Scriptures: 'Ask and you shall receive...' 'Pray without ceasing...' 'I will do… — Ron Hall Copy Share Image
“Books help to form us. If you cut me open, you will find volume after volume, page after page, the contents of… — Susan Hill Copy Share Image
“Irruption of fallen angels into the world of men. Then a new and startling event burst upon the world, and fearfully accelerated… — G.H. Pember Copy Share Image
I call the book of Job, apart from all theories about it, one of the grandest things ever written with the pen. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
“The present importance of the Book of Job cannot be expressed adequately even by saying that it is the most interesting of… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I call that [Book of Job], apart from all theories about it, one of the grandest things ever written with pen. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
The strange and wonderful Book of Job treats of the same subject as we are discussing; its contents are a fiction, conceived… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
“Had Job been Calvinist or Lutheran, the book of Job would have been very different. His perplexity would then have been—how God… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
The point of the Book of Job is not suffering: where is God When It hurts? The prologue (chapters 1-2) dealt with… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
The misfortunes which God is represented in the book of Job as allowing Satan to inflict on Job, merely to test his… — A.J. Ayer Copy Share Image
“His soul leaped with joy to see about each neck four or five scapularies and around each waist a knotted girdle, and… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
It's a weak faith that only serves God in times of blessing. The book of Job teaches us that true faith, genuine… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don’t make much sense. This is the message of the Book… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
God's on the outside looking in. He doesn't have any legal entree into the earth. The thing don't belong to Him. You… — Kenneth Copeland Copy Share Image
Some communities don't permit open, honest inquiry about the things that matter most. Lots of people have voiced a concern, expressed a… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“You’re a literary person. If you ask me, there are passages in the Bible that a lover of literature has to appreciate,… — Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen Copy Share Image
“The author of the book of job wrestles with such questions. Can faith in God be free of ulterior motives and interests?… — Dorothee Soelle Copy Share Image
This is perhaps the most profound meaning of the book of Job, the best example of wisdom. — Paul Ricoeur Copy Share Image
The book of Job is pure Arab poetry of the highest and most antique cast. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
“The influence of Arabic on the language of Palestine was mainly in vocabulary. Thus is seen to some extent in the text… — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image