The book of Job brings forth the basic questions of the human existence: Is there a reason for suffering? Is there a moral order in the world? What is the place of man in the universe and what is the secret of the relationship between god and man? In this collection of essays, researchers from the biblical, literature, philosophy and art fields, deal with the different facets of the book - the experience which Job was put through compared to the binding of Isaac, Jobs' loneliness compared to that of Jeremiah, the question of Job as a tragic figure, the fear of god and the depictions of Job in medieval art.

What is life? What is death? Is the death penalty legitimate still? How does suicide fit in with survival instincts? Researchers representing the natural sciences, humanities, psychology, medicine and law, engage in fundamental questions concerning the nature of life and its value: Life and death; Is there extraterrestrial life; What is the will to live and how to understand suicide; Is there a significance and reason to life ; Perception of life as a biblical faith and Jewish thought; The status of the embryo in ancient times and in our time; The problem of the death penalty in the reality of life in Israel today; Dealing with the Finality of life; And "life after life" according to the Bible. Examining each of these aspects of the concept of 'life' continuously, reveals both the complexity of the subject and the complexity of the human spirit needed for it.