Redefining Job and the Conundrum of Suffering

As a species we are storytellers. Our best stories those that endure for generations are stories of trials and suffering and of surmounting the challenges set before us. The biblical Job is such a story one that has become encrusted with centuries of interpretations. Redefining Job and the Conundrum of Suffering sets out to retell the story to make once upon a time have meaning for us today. The best way to break old patterns is to start from scratch. Redefining Job dissects the story the history of interpretations and the history of how humanity has dealt with suffering. As the story is rebuilt with different insights gained from research in biblical studies humanities and science the message can be viewed in a fresh light. The author of Job lived at a time when knowledge was expanding and our perception of our place in the universe was changing. From this perspective Job becomes a hero. No longer patiently waiting for some ambiguous answer he is demanding something more of his Maker. Before I heard but now I see becomes an affirmation that he grasped a new path to discovering why we suffer and how we should respond.