Category Archives: Job

Thinking About God When the World Goes Crazy

Posted on April 28, 2020 by rjs5

Tremper Longman III and John Walton teamed up to write short book How to Read Job. This book is a useful guide to reading Job – raising as many questions as it answers – and a lot shorter and more … Continue reading →

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Reading Job

Posted on April 14, 2020 by rjs5

The book of Job is a truly amazing part of Scripture. The book strikes me as one of the most significant, misunderstood, and under appreciated, books in the entire Bible. I’ve turned to it many times over the last 8 … Continue reading →

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Through the Eyes of Its Creator

Posted on January 2, 2018 by rjs5

Tom McLeish focuses on the book of Job in his excursion through Faith & Wisdom in Science. This is not the whole focus – or even the conclusion – but it is the summit. ‘Nature’ plays an important role in … Continue reading →

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Job 38 Updated for Today

Posted on October 19, 2017 by rjs5

I have become convinced that the book of Job is one of the most significant books of the Bible. As wisdom literature, this is a book designed to get the reader, whether in ancient Israel or today, to think deeply … Continue reading →

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Job for Today

Posted on January 5, 2017 by rjs5

What does the book of Job mean for us today? What is the message and application? John Walton and Tremper Longman III conclude their book How to Read Job by addressing these questions. The book of Job provides answers – … Continue reading →

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Job and Jesus

Posted on December 27, 2016 by rjs5

We’ve been looking at How to Read Job by John Walton and Tremper Longman III. The first three sections of the book focus on Job in its ancient Near Eastern audience. As Old Testament scholars, both Longman and Walton agree … Continue reading →

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A Theology of Suffering

Posted on December 13, 2016 by rjs5

What does the book of Job teach us about suffering? In the face of suffering many Christians turn, almost instinctively, to the book of Job. Surely there must be an answer here! The book explains suffering. But this isn’t exactly … Continue reading →

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Learning About the Cosmos From Job

Posted on November 29, 2016 by rjs5

 The book of Job, as John Walton and Tremper Longman II point out in their recent book How to Read Job, “contains more extensive discussion of the cosmos and God’s role in it than any other book in the Bible … Continue reading →

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Is Suffering Just?

Posted on November 17, 2016 by rjs5

The retribution principle is simple: the righteous will prosper and the wicked will suffer. The corollary is that prosperity and suffering are always deserved. If someone suffers, it is because they are wicked, while prosperity is evidence of righteousness. Christianity … Continue reading →

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God, Satan, Job and the Rest

Posted on November 1, 2016 by rjs5

Before digging into the text of Job is is helpful to understand the roles played by the major characters in the book. Section two of the recent book How to Read Job by John Walton and Tremper Longman III discusses … Continue reading →

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