{"id":61759,"date":"2025-12-01T01:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?p=61759"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:25:13","slug":"best-commentaries-on-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/best-commentaries-on-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Commentaries on Job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We\u2019ll be adding more in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Ken Shigematsu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ken Shigematsu is pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver, BC and the author of the award-winning, bestseller God in My Everything<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tremper Long III, Job: Baker Commentary of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Francis Anderson, Job: Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 1981).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Richard Rohr, Job and the Mystery of Suffering (Herefordshire: Gracewing, 1996). (Poetic and spiritual reflections on suffering and the book of Job)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For pastors who are looking for a quicker entry into the themes of Job, the following two resources are helpful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Bible Project (www.thebibleproject.com) offers two videos and three podcast episodes on Job that are helpful for preachers seeking a quick and easy entry into the book\u2019s structure and themes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Walton and Tremper Longman III, How to Read Job (Downers Grove: IVP, 2015). John Walton and Tremper Longman III discuss the main themes, strategy, and message of the Book of Job in this short overview.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We\u2019ll be adding more in the coming months. 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