Tuesday, November 29, 2011

So that's who she is?!!

I just had the pleasure of reading a good friend of mine's first novel .... really its a historical fiction about Job's wife. I've posted a review on Amazon.com as I promised him I would. I truly believe everyone who reads it will gain a newer and broader perspective and appreciation for this little known woman..

Job’s wife often gets little grace or mercy when she advises
Job to curse God and die. We give little thought to how she might
have been struggling in her faith having just lost her ten children
and all their worldly possessions. Note to those who read the story
of Job in scripture, no where does Job ridicule his wife for her advice; he understands what we fail to realize and Don has so eloquently pointed out to us. In this biography of Job’s
wife Don challenges us to separate fact from fiction because the
possibilities he presents could very well have happened. Another
reason I’ve enjoyed this book so much is that Don has kept Job’s wife out of the limelight in a way that parallel’s scripture portrayal
of her. No one will be disappointed reading this book, and those
who aren’t already aware of who she is will come to her place in the story of Job a lot better equipped to understand the story.
Thanks Don for challenging and comforting us from just a couple verses of scripture ………. I’m eagerly awaiting the little
known character you next chose to introduce us to.

ENJOY!
AREY,Don. "Job's Wife: Wife of Noble Character, Woman of Flawed Faith" Postmodern
Publishing. 2011 ISBN: 9780983963417

3 comments:

  1. Certainly,she doesn't come across looking very good, but then she's not among those whom God tells to repent at the end.

    Cheers.

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  2. An interesting character to write about. Maybe I should do a novel about Lot's wife, but it's probably be too salty.

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  3. Sherm.......... this really is a good book to awaken one to the possibilities of what could have been; and to remind us 'there is usually another side to the story we know little if anything about. It would be more than worth your time.

    Sage .......... I think a book on Lot's wife would be an excellent idea. Perhaps why Jewish commentators seem to know about scriptural characters is because they see 'the other side?'

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