The Book of Job
Voices of Today

In this book, Rabbi H. Kushner offers an analysis of the Book of Job, one of the thorniest and most complex books of the Bible. While listening to Kushner's own voice narrating the audiobook, I discovered many interesting facts. For example, that the Book of Job is in fact in all likelihood a patchw......more

I come to this book as a conservative orthodox Christian. Rabbi Kushner is obviously not. I do appreciate several insights he provides from the Jewish perspective. Being that the book was written by a Jewish author, there are several gems Kushner offers that many other authors might miss. In particu......more

Kushner has some interesting insights about the story of Job. One of his biggest stances is that the text is very much a mirror to the reader; theology determines interpretation. The argument of this book about the source of evil boils down in the end to God setting aside two things outside of his ab......more

Five stars are not enough. Inspiring, moving, and erudite. I don't want to summarize how the author interprets the Book of Job, as that would deny the reader the essential experience of encountering the text of Job for themselves. Suffice it to say that Kushner's interpretation and commentary are the......more

Theodicy for the layman...well argued if ultimately unconvincing.........more