Book of the Week

This week I commend Raymond P. Scheindlin‘s The Book of Job to all those interested in studies on this portion of scripture.  This book is a translation and introduction with notes to the biblical book of Job.  Scheindlin provides a lengthy but helpful introduction to the story in just under fifty pages.  The layout of the story is easy to follow and one does not get bogged down in verse numbers or notes as when reading from a study bible etc.  This is helpful in that it allows one to consider the text for some time without immediately being drawn to the translator’s comments.  With regards to notes, there are about sixty pages worth at the end of the translation.  Whether one agrees with Scheindlin’s translation or notes in every matter is another issue, but the book is recommended, especially to those looking for an unhindered reading of the text in one sitting.