In this episode we unpack "The Book of Job" from The Old Testament of the Bible
This book explores...
-Why God allows bad things to happen to innocent people
-Why surrender is sometimes the only answer to that which is out of our control
-Why pondering the cosmos helps put our personal suffering into perspective
Links to Reading and other Books mentioned
The Wisdom Books by Robert Alter
The Art of Biblical Poetry by Robert Alter
The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick (film)
**note** reading is not required to enjoy the episode!
Host: Zach Stehura UnpackingIdeas.com
Guest: Lee Posna LeePosna@gmail.com
Theme Music: Polyenso listen here
Timestamps
(00:01:22) Introducing Job
(00:03:59) Author/Date/Translation
(00:09:45) Summary of Job Story
(00:17:10) Loyalty to God
(00:22:55) "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, naked shall I return tither."
(00:26:19) Job's wife's skepticism
(00:27:55) Victim Blaming (Job's friends)
(00:36:39) God's response to Job
(00:42:40) Acceptance/Surrender to fate
(00:46:20) Carl Jung's "Answer to Job"
(00:53:59) Putting personal suffering into perspective
(00:58:43) The Problem of Evil
(01:23:28) Summing up
