Exploring the Dialogue and Characterization in the Book of Job

Job is one of the most profound and controversial books of the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew language of its 39 chapters of poetry is the most difficult to understand of the whole corpus of the Hebrew Bible. Yet it is the 3 chapters of narrative that have garnered the most attention - and understandably so - because of a rare setting: the divine council of God. What is the divine council and who is in this group? How does understanding this impact our interpretation of the book of Job?

Chapters
0:26-2:16 Intro

2:17-8:23 Overview of Job

8:24-10:59 The Plot of Job 1

11:00-14:53 What is the Divine Council?

14:54-21:37 Divine Council in Isaiah, Worship and Service in the Council

21:38-33:36 Specific Members of the Divine Council

33:37-33:57 Hebrew Bible Book Club

33:58-41:38 Who Chose Job and Why?

41:39-46:16 Does Job Fear You for Nothing?

46:17-50:07 Job “Gets His Day in Court” with God

50:08-58:32 A Deeper Experience of God

58:33-1:00:47 Concluding Thoughts