Is there anything wrong or prejudicial in stoicism?
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Stoicism as I understand it is a form of Platonism. It considers that the physical aspect of the world is somewhere between bad and trivial1. A person's suffering (as in Job's case) should be disregarded because it has no effect on the person's spirit, which is the more important part.
Christianity rejected this dichotomy with the heresies of Docetism and gnosticism. The early Christians emphasized that Christ was fully incarnated as a man - they featured it prominently in the Nicene creed at least partly to rebut those two heresies.
The Christian response to suffering isn't to ignore it but to be drawn closer to Christ through it. Historically, Christians have embraced even martyrdom.
The summary problem with Stoicism is that it rejects the pain and Christianity embraces the pain.
Job wasn't a Stoic because he fully acknowledged and dealt with his pain and he gave glory to God (Job 1:21).
1. I've heard this on podcasts from Fr. Stephen De Young, but can't find a written source. That being the case, I could be mis-remembering and don't want to put words in his mouth. If anyone has a source (or contradiction) it would be helpful.
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