Hope for a Tree: Artistic Afterlives of Job - Hardcoverby Philip S. Thomas (Author) There is a complex relationship between the meaning of Scripture and the ways it is used. Sometimes the meaning constrains Scripture's use, and sometimes Scripture's use casts new and fresh light onto its meaning. Theologians and biblical scholars offer helpful lenses through which to view its wonder, but so too do artists. For centuries, the book of Job has been used to explore and interrogate the mystery of human life by