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Except for the unknown writer of the book of Job, no other biblical author has written more about suffering than the Apostle Paul. Theological wrestling with the problem of suffering must therefore begin with Paul, and do so by placing Paul into conversation with Job. Surprisingly, studies of Paul's theology of suffering are rare; even rarer are attempts to relate Paul to Job. In this lecture, Miroslav Volf makes a small step toward remedying the lack. He sketches some elements of Paul's theology of suffering and, where it proves fruitful, compare and contrast his take on suffering with that of the book of Job. Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School and the Founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. He is author of many books, including Exclusion and Embrace, urging that if the healing word of the gospel is to be heard today, Christian theology must find ways of speaking that address the problem of hatred of the other; After Our Likeness, in which he explores the Trinitarian nature of ecclesial community; Allah: A Christian Response, on whether Muslims and Christians have a common God; and A Public Faith: On How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good. His latest book, published last year, is Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World.