The Reason of Job
How Job and Other Prophets Give Shape to the Messiah Motif in the Bible and Qur’an: A Christian Perspective
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- World Religions
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
The story of Job is probably the most heart-wrenching and pervasive story of suffering that is often included in philosophical discussions on the problem of evil. Job was a highly regarded man of God in both Christianity and Islam, and an undisputed prophet in Islam. Both religions have overlapping scripture about him in our holy books, as well as tradition. This is also true of other prophets from the Tanakh, or the Old Testament of the Bible. It contains the book by his name with forty-two chapters, and a fair amount of content that is unique to it. The Reason of Job explores what this author believes is the main reason for Job's suffering and restoration, plus the restoration of his four friends. It then, through the lenses of the Bible and Islamic literature, examines many other prophets or saints to trace their common qualities, experiences, and motifs pointing to the prefigured Messiah.
Endorsements (4)
“Scott Cherry has written a moving and insightful chronicle of his musings on messianic motifs in the book of Job in the light of his keen understanding of Islam and his lively conversations with Muslim friends. I commend this book to anyone who wants to understand better the Bible and its implications for Islam.”
“As a Christian, I learned much about Islam from reading Scott’s careful interaction with multiple Islamic sources regarding ancient prophets. I believe that my Islamic neighbors will likely learn much from reading his interaction with Christian and Jewish sources. Most importantly, Scott makes a convincing argument that the book of Job, predating the formal establishment of both Judaism and Islam, points to a Messiah who I personally believe to be Jesus of Nazareth.”
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