Harold S. Kushner

The Book of Job

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Part of the Jewish Encounter series
From one of our most trusted spiritual advisers, a thoughtful, illuminating guide to that most fascinating of biblical texts, the book of Job, and what it can teach us about living in a troubled world.
The story of Job is one of unjust things happening to a good man. Yet after losing everything, Job--though confused, angry, and questioning God--refuses to reject his faith, although he challenges some central aspects of it. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner examines the questions raised by Job's experience, questions that have challenged wisdom seekers and worshippers for centuries. What kind of God permits such bad things to happen to good people? Why does God test loyal followers? Can a truly good God be all-powerful?
Rooted in the text, the critical tradition that surrounds it, and the author's own profoundly moral thinking, Kushner's study gives us the book of Job as a touchstone for our time. Taking lessons from…
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Quotes

  • Deiby Pangemananhas quoted5 years ago
    That is one of the differences between human beings and other living creatures
  • Deiby Pangemananhas quoted5 years ago
    Human beings are meaning-makers, constantly trying to understand our world in terms of cause and effect. We desperately want to believe that the world makes sense, that it is a place where things don’t just happen, they happen for a reason.
  • Deiby Pangemananhas quoted5 years ago
    The rain falls equally on the fields of honest and dishonest farmers

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