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Job reveals a God we can trust, even in our darkest moments.
Barry G. Webb explores the book of Job as a reflection on the paradox of righteous suffering. Job confronts the troubling issues that life throws at us as we try to live in trusting obedience to God. Wisdom shows us how to live in relation to God when we don't have answers for all of life's problems. With detailed exegesis and biblical-theological synthesis, Webb explores Job's unique theology of creation, evil, wisdom, justice, redemption, and God's character, tracing these themes across the canon.
The Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary (EBTC) series locates each biblical book within redemptive history and illuminates its unique theological contributions. All EBTC volumes feature informed exegetical treatment of the biblical book and thorough discussion of its most important theological themes in relation to the canon―all in a style that is useful and accessible to students of Scripture.
Barry G. Webb explores the book of Job as a reflection on the paradox of righteous suffering. Job confronts the troubling issues that life throws at us as we try to live in trusting obedience to God. Wisdom shows us how to live in relation to God when we don't have answers for all of life's problems. With detailed exegesis and biblical-theological synthesis, Webb explores Job's unique theology of creation, evil, wisdom, justice, redemption, and God's character, tracing these themes across the canon.
The Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary (EBTC) series locates each biblical book within redemptive history and illuminates its unique theological contributions. All EBTC volumes feature informed exegetical treatment of the biblical book and thorough discussion of its most important theological themes in relation to the canon―all in a style that is useful and accessible to students of Scripture.
520 pages, Hardcover
Published April 26, 2023
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October 4, 2023
I’ve read Barry Webb in other places and liked his work, especially in Five Festal Garments, so I was excited to see him in this EBTC series. The series itself has found its niche and is off to a good start.
The Introduction of 88 pages, quite lengthy for a commentary of this type, succeeds in theology while I just couldn’t get on with the Wisdom as the controlling theme rather than, say, theodicy. Read his arguments and decide for yourself, but that strikes me as making the secondary primary. His presentation of history and genre didn’t ring the bell for me either. His discussion of structure was good as far as it went. When he got to theology, his work grew much richer. These Introductory issues do not define this work for me, but they are its weakest features in an otherwise nice work.
The commentary proper struck me as thoughtful. Real wrestling with the text occurs and that’s why this work ends up being a good one. Strangely, those occasionally bizarre discussions between Job and his three friends is where he did his best work. He really contributes there. Maybe that stuck out to me because I always found those speeches the more bewildering part of Job.
This commentary is a fine one to have alongside the larger works. Make this one an additional resource to spice up the theology and gain additional insights with those speeches. For those contributions, I’ll give it a solid recommendation.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
The Introduction of 88 pages, quite lengthy for a commentary of this type, succeeds in theology while I just couldn’t get on with the Wisdom as the controlling theme rather than, say, theodicy. Read his arguments and decide for yourself, but that strikes me as making the secondary primary. His presentation of history and genre didn’t ring the bell for me either. His discussion of structure was good as far as it went. When he got to theology, his work grew much richer. These Introductory issues do not define this work for me, but they are its weakest features in an otherwise nice work.
The commentary proper struck me as thoughtful. Real wrestling with the text occurs and that’s why this work ends up being a good one. Strangely, those occasionally bizarre discussions between Job and his three friends is where he did his best work. He really contributes there. Maybe that stuck out to me because I always found those speeches the more bewildering part of Job.
This commentary is a fine one to have alongside the larger works. Make this one an additional resource to spice up the theology and gain additional insights with those speeches. For those contributions, I’ll give it a solid recommendation.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
April 1, 2025
A thorough, compelling examination of Job and its major themes. Webb writes with a mix of wisdom that is both scholarly (while remaining accessible) and pastoral, providing poignant insight about the text and powerful application to modern-day readers.
Perhaps most valuable is the way in which Webb bridges the man and message of Job to another undeserved sufferer: Jesus Christ. This Christ-driven approach not only sets Webb’s commentary apart from many others, it also helpfully reminds us of the book of Job’s place in the overall canon of Scripture and in the overarching plans of the God whom Job himself knew would one day redeem his people.
Perhaps most valuable is the way in which Webb bridges the man and message of Job to another undeserved sufferer: Jesus Christ. This Christ-driven approach not only sets Webb’s commentary apart from many others, it also helpfully reminds us of the book of Job’s place in the overall canon of Scripture and in the overarching plans of the God whom Job himself knew would one day redeem his people.
January 7, 2024
This book is excellent. It is very approachable but theologically rich and well researched. I used it during our ladies’ Bible study of Job, and we all found Webb’s insights to be very informative. I’m thankful he wrote this book!
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