The Message of Job: Suffering And Grace (The Bible Speaks Today Old Testament) - Softcover

Atkinson, David

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9780851109565: The Message of Job: Suffering And Grace (The Bible Speaks Today Old Testament)

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ISBN 10: 085110956X ISBN 13: 9780851109565

Publisher: IVP, 1991

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The fact of suffering in the world challenges us with its questions. The book of Job is all about human suffering. We meet a man who is afflicted physically and emotionally. We encounter friends who do their best, but make things worse. We are brought face to face with intellectual puzzles. Above all this, and because of it, we find Job struggling with his faith in God.
David Atkinson's compelling exposition shows the power of the book of Job to reach into our human situation, and to engage with our human needs. It offers, he believes, the strong sort of comfort which comes from knowing that someone else has been there before. His book is a pastoral exploration, providing help in the ministry of counselling.

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David Atkinson shows the power of the book of Job to reach
into our human situation, and to engage with our human needs.

About the Author:

Atkinson is retired as assistant bishop in Southwark Diocese. Previously, he served as fellow of Corpus Christi College in Oxford, England, archdeacon of Lewisham and bishop of Thetford. He is the author of several other books and commentaries.

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