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The Book of Job

By: Stephen Mitchell - translator
Narrated by: Peter Coyote
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 Perhaps no other Biblical tale penetrates so deeply into the everyday travails of the common person as The Book of Job. It tells the story of a righteous man beset by torment and misfortune through no fault of his own. This parable of bad things happening to a good person addresses the eternal question of why we are here, and why we suffer. This translation is by Stephen Mitchell.Recording (P)1988 by Audio Literature; Copyright ©1979, 1987 by Stephen Mitchell

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"This translation finds the timeless center of the Job saga, and the reader interprets it with just the right combination of anger, eloquence, and faith. This is a text which was meant to be heard." ( Harvey Cox, Harvard Divinity School)
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Although I don’t call myself a religious person, this is a good story with a powerful message

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