Job: A Philosophical Commentary

by Owen Anderson

The Book of Job is about a question for all of us. Why is there suffering? Job is a personal book that speaks to each of us as we face suffering and meaninglessness. Job is a theological book that both builds on the Biblical Worldview and prepares its readers for the Gospel. Job is a philosophical book that critically examines solutions to this question. It is a book centered around a philosophical dialogue. It requires us to find an answer by going deeper in our understanding of the meaning of good and evil. Job's friends call him to repent of fruit sin but his Friend calls him to repent of root sin.

208 pages, Hardcover

Published March 22, 2021

Reviews

[Zak Schmoll · Rating 4 out of 5]

Owen Anderson has written thought-provoking commentary on the book of Job, which is one of my two favorite books of the Bible. While there have been numerous commentaries written on Job, Anderson approaches the work as a philosopher. This leads him to emphasize different facets of the book of Job than you see in many other commentaries. I appreciated his emphasis on natural revelation and evaluation of the relationship between moral and natural evil.

While I personally do interpret Job differently than Anderson does in some parts of this commentary, I think this is a thoughtful discussion of a very difficult book. Job wrestles with not only the meaning of suffering but the meaning of life itself, and this book will cause the reader to reflect on those topics as well.