ABSTRACT
The Book of Job, a didactic poem of the Septuagint with narrative sections entwinied with lengthy philosophical dialogues and reflections on punishment and vindication, enjoyed much popularity during the Middle Ages in Byzantium as well as in the West.1 Its protagonist, Job, came to acquire a proverbial reputation for patience and unconditional piety. Having suffered numerous trials and tortures at the hands of Satan, he was eventually restored and rewarded by God for his righteousness with a lavish bestowal of material goods and personal prosperity.
