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Exploring The Book of Job: Relevance and Interpretation Today

Discover the timeless relevance of The Book of Job, exploring its themes, characters, and literary elements. Unravel the questions it raises about suffering, faith, and divine justice, drawing parallels to modern life and literature such as The Screwtape Letters. Learn about C.S. Lewis, irony, and the art of apologetics through engaging insights into these profound works.

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Exploring The Book of Job: Relevance and Interpretation Today

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  1. Week 1 Lecture The Book of Job

  2. First Biblical book to be written • Remains applicable to our lives today • Author and date of actual writing unknown • Setting - land of Uz c. 2000 B.C. • Job a contemporary of the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

  3. Categorized as both Poetry and Wisdom Literature • What happens in the Book of Job? • What question does the Book of Job explore?

  4. Back then, people thought that God rewarded good living with prosperity and punished sin with hardship. • How does that belief tie with what happened to Job? • How do Job’s friends illustrate that belief? • How, indeed, does this ancient story apply to modern lives? • Job is considered “everyman.” What does that mean?

  5. Define the following literature terms: • plot • conflict (and name the basic 4) • characterization • setting

  6. tone • mood • style • theme • relevance

  7. Who was C.S. Lewis? How is The Screwtape Letters related to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy? Define • apologist • epistolary novel • satire • irony

  8. Define ironic inversion and give examples from The Screwtape Letters. Tie in The Screwtape Letters with the Book of Job.

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