Book of Job Themes

Pretty much everyone in the Book of Job dies except the main characters. But this story is about more than just mass destruction. Don't get us wrong, the mourning rituals we get after Job's entire...

Remember how Job renounced God and became an atheist when his entire family died? No? Oh yeah, that's because that's not how it goes down in the Book of Job. Granted, after making it through Round...

Pain is a central part of the human experience; there's no way around it. The Book of Job covers all its pain bases. Physical pain? Rash, boils, and blisters. Emotional pain? Death of pretty much e...

Usually when someone makes rules, it isn't in the rulebook to question those rules. Too bad, says the Book of Job. Job isn't denying that the rules exist, but he's challenging their application, me...

This is it, folks. The massive, overarching question that defines the Book of Job: what is man's status in the world? Man's powers don't come close to God's, sure, but according to Genesis, we were...

Job has some not-so-nice friends, and boy does he know it. But it's not just that the peanut gallery is filled with bullies. Job actually feels like his reputation has been damaged by his views. So...