Sefer Iyov/ Das Buch Hiob: Nebst Einem Neuen Commentar/The Book of Job with a New Commentary (Text in Hebrew)
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 German title page. Colored illustrated plate with guard tissue. The book of Job with a new commentary. 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. Benjamin Szold was a Hungarian-American Reform rabbi, who served for many decades in Baltimore. Corners slightly bumped. Black mark on top of spine. Binding and interior in very good condition. Text in Hebrew. vg. Item #36129
Price: $125.00