Job

Description

The title character of the book of Job suffers terribly, but we should not mistakenly think that this book is just about Job. It is about all of us, and ultimately about God. Many have thought that the book simply restates the perennial questions that plague humankind in a world full of suffering. But often our questions are limited to why the righteous suffer; we must learn instead to ask better questions so that we might find more significant answers. John Walton suggests that the book is ultimately about God's righteousness and his sovereignty regarding all that happens in this world. Walton also shows the inadequacy of what he called "the Retribution Principle," under which most of the characters in Job operate. In a creative way, Walton brings in Kelly Lemon Vizcaino, a young Christian woman who from the age of twelve has suffered immensely as the result of an automobile accident. Throughout the commentary, reflections from Kelly show how Job's experiences can help believers yet today cope with human suffering. - Back cover.

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The primary goal of the NIV Application Commentary Series is to help you with the difficult but vital task of bringing an ancient message into a modern context. Each passage is treated by John H. Walton in three sections: 1) Original meaning--all of the elements of traditional exegesis in concise form are discussed here. These include the historical, literary, and cultural context of the passage. The authors discuss matters related to grammar and syntax and the meaning of biblical words. They also seek to explore the main ideas of the passage and how the biblical author develops those ideas. After reading this section, you will understand the problems, questions, and concerns of the original audience and how the biblical author addressed those issues. This understanding is foundational to any legitimate application of the text today. 2) Bridging contexts--a bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, between the original context and the contemporary context, by focusing on both the timely and timeless aspects of the text. 3) Contemporary significance--allows the biblical message to speak with as much power today as it did when it was first written. In the NIV Application Commentary Job both the original NIV text of each chapter is presented to read as well as the treasure found in the sections described above. As a preface the whole book is explored. Author, date, theme, characters, plot, etc. The title character of the book of Job is caught in the ultimate 'dark and stormy night' of a life gone tragically wrong. We should not mistakenly think that this book is just about Job, however; it is about all of us. Regardless of where anyone's experiences fit on the spectrum of pain and suffering, we are all prone to ask the same questions. These questions direct us to the central subject of the book, God himself, for he is the one to whom we direct our confused questions and perplexed musings. The Commentary is perfect for theology students, preachers and devouted Christians willing to dig deeper and unearth the treasures underneath a superficial reading of the Scriptures -- From Amazon.com.

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• The NIV application commentary