{"product_id":"friendship-in-the-book-of-job-9781666777215","title":"Friendship in the Book of Job","description":"Friendship is an important aspect of human society and a virtue that lies at the heart of sub-Saharan African societies. This study explores the art of friendship in the book of Job and how it resonates in the sub-Saharan African setting. As a wisdom tradition, the story offers a critique of friendship and of appropriate action with reference to particular circumstances, institutions, and persons, showing how the speeches, actions, and inactions of the characters inform friendship identities. Readers are exposed to proverbs, parables, and sayings from African communities, which show the richness of African culture and ethos. The similarities and differences between Western and African traditional worldviews and views of friendship come out clearly in the communal values of relatedness, loyalty, collaboration, empowerment, and goodwill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark S. Aidoo is associate professor of Old Testament at the Trinity Theological Seminary in Legon, Ghana. His research interests are in biblical interpretation, preaching, African spirituality, and leadership. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJourneying with Ruth on a Mission\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eEcclesiastes as Drama\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eLeadership in the Book of Esther\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and \u003ci\u003eShame in the Individual Lament Psalms and African Spirituality\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pickwick Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50871784505618,"sku":"9781666777215","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_172c2d75-eb89-47e7-a177-1b51807d6b28.jpg?v=1737852677","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/friendship-in-the-book-of-job-9781666777215","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}