Essay addressing spiritual justifications of the goodness of God in the story of the suffering believer.

A Greek apocryphal book, containing a haggadic story of the Biblical figure tried by God.

The traditional Muslim view of the Biblical man tested by Satan and God, with Koranic references.

Rabbinic commentary on the meaning of the Book of Job.

Overview of the Biblical sufferer from the traditional Jewish perspective, including Talmudic commentary.

Highlights differences between Islamic and Christian beliefs about the long-suffering servant of God.

Commentary on the long-suffering believer from the traditional Catholic perspective.

Philosophy essay comparing Graeco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian concepts of suffering and divinity.

A Kabbalistic analysis of the parable of the afflicted believer.