The Trial of Job: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Job

by Patrick Henry Reardon

Publisher:

Ancient Faith

, 2005

Overview

In The Trial of Job, Father Patrick Reardon helps the reader identify with Job on multiple levels, making him accessible to those less familiar with Scripture, those who cannot relate to the extent of his suffering and despair, as well as those who have had their share of tragedy.

Key Features

• Presents an accessible look at the life of Job
• Includes an introduction focusing on Job’s character and place in biblical culture
• Provides an Orthodox perspective on the book of Job

Contents

Top Highlights

“I believe that one of the fundamental insights of the Book of Job is that theodicy is always a losing game. God cannot be justified, by Reason, reasons, or reasoning. The only argument for God is God Himself.… No matter how much a man has suffered or received in his suffering, it does not qualify him to serve as God’s attorney.’” (Page 62)

“Those who would speak for God, especially if they speak to a man who is suffering, should not pretend that they really see things as God does.” (Page 43)

“Along with the decline of moral authority among these three men, there is a corresponding decline in politeness, as though each man is obliged to raise the volume of his voice in inverse proportion to his sense of assurance.” (Pages 26–27)

“The story of Job is thus interpreted through the singular mystery of intercessory prayer.” (Page 9)

“Job—namely, the theme of the just man who is tried in his faith.” (Page 7)

Praise for the Print Edition

Ultimately, all of us identify with one or another aspect of Job’s life. As life inevitably informs and as this book intuitively confirms, one cannot sing Psalms without having read Job!

—Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Throne

Product Details

• Title: The Trial of Job: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Job
• Author: Patrick Henry Reardon
• Series: Orthodox Christian Reflections
• Publisher: Ancient Faith
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 112
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Job › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781888212723, 1888212721
• Resource ID: LLS:TRLJBRTHDXCHRST
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:03:15Z

About Patrick Henry Reardon

Father Patrick Henry Reardon, now retired from active ministry, was the longtime priest of All Saints Orthodox Church in Chicago, Illinois, and serves as a senior editor of Touchstone Magazine. He is the author of Christ in the Psalms and Christ in His Saints, together with the books in the “Orthodox Christian Reflections” Bible commentary series.