Charles Preston
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
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Charles Preston is Associate Editor for Religion at Encyclopædia Britannica. He earned a B.A. in Religious Studies from Pomona College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in History of Religions from the University of Chicago Divinity School. He held teaching and administrative posts before joining Encyclopædia Britannica in 2024.
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Job, is a biblical figure who appears most prominently as the titular character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). In that biblical text, Job is described as a righteous, god-fearing, and prosperous man. In a heavenly meeting God extols Job’s virtues, but Satan insists that Job…
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