Job

The Book of Job tells a powerful story about innocent suffering. Its frank struggle with evil and with a God who seems silent has drawn the attention of both believers and non-believers.

This collection brings together ancient church writings arranged to present a systematic treatment of the book. The Greek-language contributors are Origen, Didymus the Blind, Julian the Arian, John Chrysostom, Hesychius of Jerusalem and Olympiodorus. Latin voices include Julian of Eclanum, Philip the Priest and Gregory the Great, and the Syriac tradition is represented by Ephrem the Syrian and Isho'dad of Merv.

Part of Isho'dad of Merv's work has never before appeared in English, and it is published here for the first time.