Dr. John Walton, Job, Lecture 1, Interpretation problems and false ideas about Job
Biblical eLearning (https://biblicalelearning.org) presents (audio is also available on Spotify
(https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ecKeMjbzrCtnnINbFHAEP?sic99d228469054435):
Dr. John Walton (Ph.D. Hebrew Union College) has taught for many years at Wheaton College after twenty years on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute. He has published major commentaries on Genesis and Job in the NIVAC series. His Old Testament textbook, A Survey of the Old Testament, is used in colleges across the country. He has also shaped the thinking of Christians in the area of ancient Near Eastern backgrounds in his IVP Background Commentary and the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary and more recently his books: Lost World of Scripture (IVP), Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology (Eisenbrauns), Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (Baker) and many others. Go to https://biblicalelearning.org for full transcripts and audios of these presentations in English, Spanish, and many other languages.
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Outline:
00:24 Introduction [00:24-2:06]
2:06 What does Job say?
3:32 Philosophical/Theological Issues
4:32 False Expectations
5:42 1) Job has trials, Job is not on trial
7:48 2) Job is not about Job, it’s about God
9:31 3) Job is not about God’s justice, it’s about God’s wisdom
13:05 4) Job is not about suffering; it’s about how to think about God
when we’re suffering
14:33 5) Job is not about getting answers, it is about trusting God
16:08 6) Job is not about why or how to suffer, it’s about our righteousness
17:24 The Message of Job
19:12 Review: Six Points
21:10 End
(https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ecKeMjbzrCtnnINbFHAEP?sic99d228469054435):
Dr. John Walton (Ph.D. Hebrew Union College) has taught for many years at Wheaton College after twenty years on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute. He has published major commentaries on Genesis and Job in the NIVAC series. His Old Testament textbook, A Survey of the Old Testament, is used in colleges across the country. He has also shaped the thinking of Christians in the area of ancient Near Eastern backgrounds in his IVP Background Commentary and the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary and more recently his books: Lost World of Scripture (IVP), Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology (Eisenbrauns), Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (Baker) and many others. Go to https://biblicalelearning.org for full transcripts and audios of these presentations in English, Spanish, and many other languages.
I invite you to click on the /”CC/” [Closed Captioning] to turn on/off the Closed Captioning option.
Outline:
00:24 Introduction [00:24-2:06]
2:06 What does Job say?
3:32 Philosophical/Theological Issues
4:32 False Expectations
5:42 1) Job has trials, Job is not on trial
7:48 2) Job is not about Job, it’s about God
9:31 3) Job is not about God’s justice, it’s about God’s wisdom
13:05 4) Job is not about suffering; it’s about how to think about God
when we’re suffering
14:33 5) Job is not about getting answers, it is about trusting God
16:08 6) Job is not about why or how to suffer, it’s about our righteousness
17:24 The Message of Job
19:12 Review: Six Points
21:10 End
Dr. Walton’s teaching in audio format is now available on Spotify Podcasting [Biblical eLearning – Ted Hildebrandt]: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XtzJQOHqlsCl8GJyv5aWp?si17101177dc784dc6
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