The Book of Job
Published on 24. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-86241-791-8 (ISBN)
Description
Suffering in an unjust world is the theme of this book. God punishes Job, a wealthy and pious man, after giving an assertion to Satan that his subject will never curse him. It goes on to explain why Job has suffered, raising ethical questions about the nature of divinity. The text is introduced by author Louis de Bernieres.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 143 mm
Width: 108 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
52 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86241-791-8 (9780862417918)
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Louis de Bernieres is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin. His most recent novels are Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter.