The book of Job - Softcover

Mitchell, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 086547270X ISBN 13: 9780865472709

Publisher: North Point Press, 1987

Synopsis

The theme of the book of job is nothing less than human suffering and the transcendence of it; it pulses with moral energy, outrage, and spiritual insight.

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From the Back Cover:

The theme of "The Book of Job" is nothing less than human suffering and the transcendence of it: it pulses with moral energy, outrage, and spiritual insight.

Now, "The Book of Job" has been rendered into English by the eminent translator and scholar Stephen Mitchell, whose versions of Rilke, Israeli poetry, and the "Tao Te Ching" 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.

About the Author:

Stephen Mitchell is Leverhulme Professor of Hellenistic Culture at the University of Exeter. Previous books include A History of the Later Roman Empire AD 284 641 (2007) and, more recently, The Imperial Temple at Ankara and the Res Gestae of the Emperor Augustus. A Historical Guide (2008).

About this edition

• Publisher: North Point Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 086547270X
• ISBN 13: 9780865472709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 129