Modern readers have no qualms about admitting the notorious textual and theological difficulties relating to the book of Job. In this commentary, eminent professor of Old Testament Barry Webb provides an expository resource that encounters Job's challenges head on. Webb's labor with Job benefits contemporary readers who struggle with the same interpretive issues that have perplexed Bible students for centuries. Situating Job in its biblical context, Webb consistently expounds upon Job's distinct contribution to the Bible's overall theology, and particularly its distinct participation in biblical wisdom. Webb's commentary is an engaging and stimulating contribution to the study of Job that will benefit the scholar, challenge the layperson, and assist the expositor in proclaiming the relevance of the age-old and sometimes enigmatic composition to a contemporary audience.

--Dominick S. Hernández, editor, Bulletin for Biblical Research; associate professor of Old Testament and Semitics, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University