In this first of a three-volume work, Vicchio addresses the most ancient Hebrew text of Job in all its complexity, with particular emphasis on the problems of evil and suffering. But he follows this with the "reception history" of the text--how it was translated, read, and interpreted in other ancient works: the Septuagint, apocryphal books, early Christian writings, Talmud, Midrash, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Peshitta.

Two appendices detail how Job has been treated in art and architecture and in Western music.

Volume 1: Job in the Ancient World

Volume 2: Job in the Medieval World

Volume 3: Job in the Modern World