"Look at Me and Be Appalled". Essays on Job, Theology, and Ethics - An Interdisciplinary Dialogue

What are we to think of a God who, according to the book of Job, is complicit in the death of seven sons and three daughters "for no reason" (Job 2:3)? Job's response to his friends centers the eighteen essays in this collection: "Look at me and be appalled" (Job 21:5).

About the author

Samuel E. Balentine is Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Union Presbyterian Seminary. He is the author of numerous essays and books on Job, including a major commentary (Job, 2006) and Have You Considered My Servant Job: Understanding the Biblical Archetype of Patience (2015).

Product details

• Authors: Samuel E Balentine, Samuel E. Balentine
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.2021
• EAN: 9789004453456
• ISBN: 978-90-04-45345-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Weight: 712 g
• Series: Biblical Interpretation
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations