The Shadow of Christ in the Book of Job
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The Book of Job has been a rich source of truth and comfort for its readers throughout the ages, but the crowning glory of this book is the prophetic testimony it bears to the sufferings that Jesus Christ would endure as the savior of his people. The Shadow of Christ in the Book of Job examines the historical character of Job as a typological figure, whose experience of suffering leading to glory was meant to portray the work of Christ, and provide assurance and comfort to all who bear affliction in faith.
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- Examines the historical character of Job as a typological figure who foreshadows the life and work of Jesus
- Highlights the prophetic testimony within the Book of Job regarding the sufferings and eventual glory of Christ
- Provides assurance and comfort to readers facing affliction by connecting their faith to the Savior’s experience
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1: What is Typology?
- Chapter 2: Typology in the Book of Job
- Chapter 3: The Messianic Trajectory
- Chapter 4: The Man from Uz
- Chapter 5: The Trial Begins
- Chapter 6: The Poetry of Suffering
- Chapter 7: The Role of Job’s Friends
- Chapter 8: Royal and Priestly Imagery
- Chapter 9: The Mediator Foreseen
- Chapter 10: The Soliloquy of the Last Adam
- Chapter 11: Out of the Whirlwind
- Chapter 12: What the Book of Job Means Today
- Bibliography
"A winsome invitation to navigate a ‘Messianic trajectory’
involving ‘the man from Uz,’ this fresh study from C.J. Williams
links such theological concepts as typology and Christology
together with illustrative images like a covered bridge--actual and
depicted. Anchored firmly in theology yet breathing with clarity,
this pleasant volume shows how Job’s vicissitudes of life echo in
anticipation of the Christ who descended from heavenly privilege
only to be taken once again into eternal glory."
--Jonathan M. Watt, Professor of Biblical Studies, Geneva College
and the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary