A New Translation and Exposition of the Very Ancient Book of Job; With Notes, Explanatory and Philological

by John Fry

Publisher:

James Duncan

, 1827

Overview

John Fry, biblical scholar, believes that Job was a real person and that events described in the book of Job actually occurred. Fry discusses the authenticity, authorship, and historical context, before providing a commentary on the dialogues, theology, relationships, and questions of suffering presented in this book of the Old Testament.

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Key Features

• Examines the relational and theological narrative of Job
• Presents the book of Job as a historical account
• Explores the authenticity, authorship, and historical context of Job

Contents

• The Account of Job, and of His Prosperity—His Character, and His Religion as a Worshipper of Jehovah Elohim, with Some Observations on the Import of the Divine Names, El, Shaddai, Jehovah, Elohim, Sabbaoth
• Job’s Trial of Affliction—The Providential Government of God by the Instrumentality of Angels—The Share of the Evil Spirit in the Afflictions of Job—His Patient Submission
• The Severity of Job’s Trial Increased
• The Visit of His Friends, and Job’s Despondancy
• The Conversations Between Job and His Three Friends, Respecting the Cause of His Calamities
• Elihu, Inspired by the Spirit of God, Appears as an Arbiter in the Dispute
• Jehovah Himself Addresses Job from the Stormy Cloud

Product Details

• Title: A New Translation and Exposition of the Very Ancient Book of Job; With Notes, Explanatory and Philological
• Author: John Fry
• Publisher: James Duncan
• Publication Date: 1827
• Pages: 551

About John Fry

John Fry (1775–1849), a graduate of University College in Oxford, went on to become the rector of Desford in Leisestershire. He was the author of numerous works, including Expository Lectures on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, History of the Christian Church to the Present Time, and A New Translation and Exposition of the Psalms.