Why do good people suffer? That's one of the key questions animating The Book of Job, one of the Hebrew Bible's three books of wisdom literature. In this episode, we walk through the story of a man who is plunged into despair and loss thanks to a bet between God and (\"the\") Satan. Journey through the story and some of the interpretations of the work—including one by Benjamin Franklin—and hear which phrases from Job would make good genre fiction titles.
Content Note: This episode makes one reference to male body parts while quoting scripture.
Also note: there were some sound quality issues on our end this week. Apologies for that!
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