
When your principles are at stake, take inspiration from Job
Even when sorely tested by God, Job will not compromise his truth. Today, as our values are assailed, his story matters
by Edward L Greenstein
Edward L Greenstein is professor emeritus of biblical studies at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. He is a 2020 recipient of the EMET Prize, ‘Israel’s Nobel’. His Job: A New Translation (Yale University Press, 2019) was a best book in religion of the Library Journal and was awarded a prize by the Association for Jewish Studies.