The Book of Job: Origins and Controversies

You'll Never Read the Story of Job the Same Way Again!

In this expert guided class by a biblical studies professor, discover the unique background and the overlooked details found in the Bible's most challenging book and explore why its depiction of both God and Satan may not be as straight forward as many presume! Discover why most scholars believe that the Book of Job was written by more than one individual. Explore the earliest versions of Job's story that pre-date the biblical version you are familiar with. Learn the the history of how the Satan character developed theologically within Israel's and later Judah's culture

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Course curriculum

    1. Poem of the Righteous Sufferer

    2. The Babylonian Theodicy

    3. Class 1 Recording - Nov 4

    1. Class 2 Recording - Nov 11

    2. Book of Job Translation by Stephen Mitchell

    3. Job Translation by Edward Greenstein

    4. Job Prologue Discussion with John Collins and Joel Baden

    5. Hayes Yale Lecture on Job

    6. Bible Project Overview Animation of Job

    7. John Collins Textbook Introduction to Job

    8. Harris & Platzner Textbook Introduction to Job

    9. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary Entry for Job

    1. Gregory Mobley - The Birth of Satan

    2. The Devil - A Short Introduction (ebook)

    3. Class 3 Recording - Nov 18

    1. Job Poetry Discussion with John Collins & Joel Baden

    2. Women's Bible Commentary on Job

    3. Korpman Unpublished Paper on Job Prologue

    4. 1. Bringing Things to A Conclusion

    5. 2. Job: Kid's Animation

    6. 3. Reading the Text Closer

    7. 4. Heavenly Counsel Scene Animated

    8. 5. God and Satan Are Not Alone

    9. 6. Is Satan Neutral?

    10. 7. A Violent Heaven

    11. 8. Psalm 82 and Satan's Challenge

    12. 9. God Sinned?

    13. 10. Job and God as Victims

    14. 11. Job as Messiah

    15. 12. Final Conclusion

About this course

  • $99.99
  • 30 lessons
  • 7 hours of video content

Instructor

Matthew Korpman

Matthew J. Korpman is an adjunct professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at La Sierra University. He is completing his PhD in New Testament studies and is a graduate of Yale University's Divinity School. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles in the world's top academic journals, edited articles for Oxford, and published the bestselling book "Saying No to God: A Radical Approach to Reading the Bible Faithfully" (Quoir, 2019).

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