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Does the world we inhabit offer us hospitality or indifference? This question is central to the spiritual literature of all cultures. In We Find Ourselves Put to the Test James Crooks returns to the Bible’s book of Job to explore the enduring relevance of that question and its philosophical dimensions. Beginning with the puzzle of Job’s famous stoicism and nihilism in the face of loss, Crooks explores the contradictions of suffering as dramatized in the dialogue between Job and his friends. How is it that the friends’ attempt to comfort Job with a rational explanation of his misfortune devolves seamlessly into victim blaming? How is it that Job’s own renunciation of life at the nadir of his pain converts into an intellectual patience that outlasts the advocates of rational explanation? We Find Ourselves Put to the Test gives a portrait of the suffering protagonist looking into the heart of a creation that is, by necessity, both indifferent and hospitable. A philosophical exploration of one of the most enigmatic books in the Bible, We Find Ourselves Put to the Test goes beyond critical interpretation and suggests a way of reading the book of Job that is animated by a consideration of the reader’s narratives and communities, and the limits of his or her own understanding.

Job --- Ayyūb --- Eyyüb --- Giobbe --- Hiob --- Ijob --- Iyov --- Job, --- Nabi Ajub --- איוב --- איוב (דמות מקראית) --- PHILOSOPHY / Religious.

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Bibles --- Iconography --- bijbels tafereel --- History of civilization --- Art --- Job --- Bible OT --- Bible OT. Wisdom books. Job --- Themes, motives. --- Thèmes, motifs --- Art. --- Themes, motives --- 7.046.3 --- 223.2 --- Iconografie: religieuze voorstellingen --- Job. Hiob --- Subjects --- Job (Biblical figure) --- -Art --- 7.046.3 Iconografie: religieuze voorstellingen --- Job, --- Thèmes, motifs --- Ayyūb --- Eyyüb --- Giobbe --- Hiob --- Ijob --- Iyov --- Nabi Ajub --- איוב --- איוב (דמות מקראית) --- Art - Themes, motives --- Iob patriarcha --- Iconographie --- Job - (Biblical figure) - Art --- Job - (Biblical figure)

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The biblical book of Job is a timeless text that relates a story of intense human suffering, abandonment, and eventual redemption. It is a tale of profound theological, philosophical, and existential significance that has captured the imaginations of auditors, exegetes, artists, religious leaders, poets, preachers, and teachers throughout the centuries. This original volume provides an introduction to the wide range of interpretations and representations of Job—both the scriptural book and its righteous protagonist—produced in the medieval Christian West. The essays gathered here treat not only exegetical and theological works such as Gregory’s Moralia and the literal commentaries of Thomas Aquinas and Nicholas of Lyra, but also poetry and works of art that have Job as their subject.

Thematology --- Job --- Bible OT. Wisdom books. Job --- anno 500-1499 --- Job. --- Literature. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- History. --- Ayyūb --- Eyyüb --- Giobbe --- Hiob --- Ijob --- Iyov --- Job, --- Nabi Ajub --- איוב --- איוב (דמות מקראית) --- In literature. --- Bible. --- Ayyūb (Book of the Old Testament) --- Giobbe (Book of the Old Testament) --- Hiob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Ijob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Job (Book of the Old Testament) --- Jobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Livro de Jó --- Yop-ki (Book of the Old Testament) --- History

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Job --- In rabbinical literature. --- Bible. --- Ayyūb --- Eyyüb --- Giobbe --- Hiob --- Ijob --- Iyov --- Job, --- Nabi Ajub --- איוב --- איוב (דמות מקראית) --- Ayyūb (Book of the Old Testament) --- Giobbe (Book of the Old Testament) --- Hiob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Ijob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Job (Book of the Old Testament) --- Jobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Livro de Jó --- Yop-ki (Book of the Old Testament)