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Wrestling with Job : defiant faith in the face of suffering / Bill Kynes and Will Kynes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 238 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781514000762
  • 1514000768
Subject(s):
Contents:
Digging Deeper Comments -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Book of Job: A Window into a World of Suffering and Faith -- 2. The Cynic's Taunt (Job 1-2) -- 3. The Innocent Sufferer (Job 1-3) -- 4. Cold Comfort (Job 4-27) -- 5. A Sufferer's Protest (Job 4-27) -- 6. A Dramatic Aside (Job 28) -- 7. Job's Closing Argument (Job 29-31) -- 8. The Mysterious Elihu (Job 32-37) -- 9. God Speaks (Job 38:1-42:6) -- 10. Justice After All? (Job 42:7-22) -- The Ultimate Epilogue: Job, Jesus, and Our Great Hope -- Questions for Reflection or Discussion -- Scripture Index.
Summary: "The unique richness of the book of Job cannot be simply explained--it must be experienced. While Job presents challenges for scholars, ministry leaders, and laypeople, it also contains powerful lessons on faith and perseverance in the face of suffering that we all need to hear. In Wrestling with Job, Bill Kynes, a lifelong pastor, and his son Will Kynes, a Job scholar, guide readers on a journey through this complex text. Each chapter combines exposition, spiritual application, and a deeper look at some of the thornier aspects of the text. Complete with reflection questions for groups or individuals, this book equips anyone wondering how the lessons of Job apply to their own lives to consider how they too might practice defiant faith." -- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The unique richness of the book of Job cannot be simply explained--it must be experienced. While Job presents challenges for scholars, ministry leaders, and laypeople, it also contains powerful lessons on faith and perseverance in the face of suffering that we all need to hear.

In Wrestling with Job , Bill Kynes, a lifelong pastor, and his son Will Kynes, a Job scholar, guide readers on a journey through this complex text. Each chapter combines exposition, spiritual application, and a deeper look at some of the thornier aspects of the text. Complete with reflection questions for groups or individuals, this book equips anyone wondering how the lessons of Job apply to their own lives to consider how they too might practice defiant faith.

Includes bibliographical references and index (233-238 pages).

Digging Deeper Comments -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Book of Job: A Window into a World of Suffering and Faith -- 2. The Cynic's Taunt (Job 1-2) -- 3. The Innocent Sufferer (Job 1-3) -- 4. Cold Comfort (Job 4-27) -- 5. A Sufferer's Protest (Job 4-27) -- 6. A Dramatic Aside (Job 28) -- 7. Job's Closing Argument (Job 29-31) -- 8. The Mysterious Elihu (Job 32-37) -- 9. God Speaks (Job 38:1-42:6) -- 10. Justice After All? (Job 42:7-22) -- The Ultimate Epilogue: Job, Jesus, and Our Great Hope -- Questions for Reflection or Discussion -- Scripture Index.

"The unique richness of the book of Job cannot be simply explained--it must be experienced. While Job presents challenges for scholars, ministry leaders, and laypeople, it also contains powerful lessons on faith and perseverance in the face of suffering that we all need to hear. In Wrestling with Job, Bill Kynes, a lifelong pastor, and his son Will Kynes, a Job scholar, guide readers on a journey through this complex text. Each chapter combines exposition, spiritual application, and a deeper look at some of the thornier aspects of the text. Complete with reflection questions for groups or individuals, this book equips anyone wondering how the lessons of Job apply to their own lives to consider how they too might practice defiant faith." -- Provided by publisher.

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