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Sefer Iyov/ The Book of Job with a New Commentary

Szold, Benjamin

Baltimore: H. F. Siemers, 1886. Hardcover. Octavo. xxii, 498 pp. Brown buckram with gold lettering and decorative border on spine. Blind stamped border on front and back boards. Brown endpapers. English and Hebrew title page. Colored illustrated plate. Job's importance to the Bible lies in its stark confrontation of theodicy as Job challenges God to justify the suffering inflict upon him at the behest of Satan. Includes illustration with tissue paper guard. Benjamin Szold was a Hungarian-American Reform rabbi, who served for many decades in Baltimore. Corners slightly bumped. Binding and interior in very good condition. Text in Hebrew. vg. Item #36128

Price: $125.00