The writers of the New Testament are struggling to find a way of speaking adequately concerning something for which there is no precedent, struggling to find a way of making real- for the reader and the hearer- a mystery.
- Rowan Williams
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Christ's outrageous claims about himself
I would like to take a brief diversion from the Book of Job and look at another subject which I have previously touched on: the person of Christ. I've had the opportunity to prepare for a presentation on this subject recently, and would like to expand on some of my thoughts here. It's a common refrain to hear: "I believe that Jesus was a good man who taught a lot of good things, but I don't think he was God...
Christ's outrageous claims about himself
I would like to take a brief diversion from the Book of Job and look at another subject which I have previously touched on: the person of Christ. I've had the opportunity to prepare for a presentation on this subject recently, and would like to expand on some of my thoughts here. It's a common refrain to hear: "I believe that Jesus was a good man who taught a lot of good things, but I don't think he was God...
Existentialism the Book of Job
In my last post about the Book of Job I confronted a popular misconception: that God allowed the Devil to torture an innocent man just to win a bet. This reading of the text collapses on a close examination of Job 1:6-12; not only is a bet never made in this passage, it could never have been made. Setting aside the broader world of Christian theology, the possibility of a bet is precluded by the Book of Job's own understanding of divine omniscience...
Existentialism the Book of Job
In my last post about the Book of Job I confronted a popular misconception: that God allowed the Devil to torture an innocent man just to win a bet. This reading of the text collapses on a close examination of Job 1:6-12; not only is a bet never made in this passage, it could never have been made. Setting aside the broader world of Christian theology, the possibility of a bet is precluded by the Book of Job's own understanding of divine omniscience...
Misreading the Book of Job
It's very hard to do justice to the Book of Job. It's one of the most challenging, most thought-provoking works of theology ever written; for more than two millennia, it has been a source of intrigue, insight, outrage, and bewilderment to its readers. For those unaware, the Book of Job describes the suffering of a righteous man, whose family, possessions, and health are taken from him by a divine adversary (Hebrew hassatan, "the accuser", from which we get the proper name "Satan")...
Misreading the Book of Job
It's very hard to do justice to the Book of Job. It's one of the most challenging, most thought-provoking works of theology ever written; for more than two millennia, it has been a source of intrigue, insight, outrage, and bewilderment to its readers. For those unaware, the Book of Job describes the suffering of a righteous man, whose family, possessions, and health are taken from him by a divine adversary (Hebrew hassatan, "the accuser", from which we get the proper name "Satan")...
