The Book of Job, from the Old Testament, is considered the oldest book in the Bible. It tells a dramatic story of transformation and awakening.

William Blake made this one of his last projects for illustration, along with the illustrating of Dante's Divine Comedy. The art for the Book of Job was completed, while the Divine Comedy project generated many watercolors (and seven engravings), but was not completed before Blake's death.

Traditional attempts to speak about The Book of Job stumble on such things as why did God allow the Devil to torture such a good man? And why did Job suffer so severely before he finally came back to an even better life?

There is a non-religious, but spiritual, answer to this as well as other questions about the meaning of the Biblical story. In addition, the art created by William Blake to illustrate the story is dramatic and matches well with Blake's understanding of human nature and the possibilities for wisdom.

Find out the beautiful evocation and meaningful interpretation of the Job story in William Blake's engravings.