Book of Job Assigned for June 5. Abbot Isaac asked that we all read the Book of Job between now and the next Oblate meeting. He said that it is good that we become more familiar with the Bible as our book.
Book of Job Resources. To help in our further reading of Job, here are online resources. The following materials are from many different traditions and theology, please use sound discretion as you read:
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John Cassian's Conferences has several references to Job. Here is a chart of such references prepared by an Oblate at St. Leo Abbey.
The references to the Conferences are in the format of 1.1.1 which is a reference to Conference 1, Chapter 1 and Paragraph 1. The paragraph numbers are not in the free online edition of Cassian (linked in the chart), but are in the Ramsey translation.
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Additional Resources:
Translations of the Book of Job:
Septuagint LXX NETS -- extensive notes
Septuagint LXX 1851
Commentary by Chesterton
Commentary on Suffering by Cardinal Barragan
Commentary by Blessed Pope John Paul II on Suffering in Light of Christ
Commentary on Job at My Catholic Tradition
Commentary by Abraham Joshua Heschel in "God in search of Man"
Commentary by Abraham Joshua Heschel in "Heavenly Torah"
Commentary on Lent by Celtic Catholic Soul
Commentary on Redemptive Suffering on EWTN by Father Torraco
Commentary on Why Does God Permit Evil? by Rev. Benjamin P. Bradshaw
Commentary on Evil by Peter Kreeft
Commentary on Book of Job by Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain
Outlines/Summaries at Insights.
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Outlines and Summaries of Job
In the Douay Rheims Bible
Also in Douay Rheims
At Knol
(above link is to the book,
you must search in the LEFT
sidebar SEARCH BOX for
BOOK OF JOB to find
the extensive Job outline.)
Catholic Commentary on Job:
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Blessed Pope John Paul II's SALVIFICI DOLORIS. This apostolic letter written in 1984 speaks of the meaning of human suffering. Blessed Pope John Paul II states that at the basis of all human suffering we meet the redemptive suffering of Christ.
St. Leo Abbey Oblate Caroline's blog also is a resource for this concept of redemptive suffering in Christ.
Below added May 3:
New Advent Encyclopedia
Verse by verse commentary
Haydock's Catholic Study Bible
Haydock's Catholic Study Bible
Added May 2
Book of Job — Bible Translations.
Catechism — References to Job
Job in text of Catechism
Job in footnotes of Catechism
Where to begin and end in reading Job:
The best reading of Job this month might be in the slow, listening method of monks who primarily read the Bible to hear what God is telling them today. It is not a reading or study using academic methods to acquire information. Job is good for lectio divina, the slow prayerful reading when we are prepared to stop when God speaks to our heart.
Humility and obedience are the two acts of the cross we are to share, professed to us by Mary as she witnessed her Son's death, and more, his resurrection, while lamenting sinfulness,especially by those of faith, as the most dreadful loss of salvation.
ReplyDeleteHi Tom,
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting about humility and obedience — two lessons from Job and central parts of the Rule of St. Benedict for the monastic life. The comment on Mary was especially meaningful for me today when I read it — thank you again.