Job - Perfect

The Scripture Study Project

Zach and Krista

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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One thing that took getting used to as I prepared for a mission to Germany was the Germany fairy tale. Contrary to many romantic tales where heroes prevail against evil and receive rewards for their efforts, Germany fairy tales contain stories where good and bad often happen unexpectedly and to unexpected people: often the hero loses all while the village fool gets incredible fortune. I recently listened to a discussion about the history of the fairy tale which indicated that the modern, more romantic versions of fairy tales may have a detrimental effect in conveying to children that if bad things happen to you must be doing something wrong, because only the wicked get punished and only the heroes earn rewards. In our study of Job this week we look at three different ways to read the book of Job that might help us push past the romantic and add some depth to our understanding of blessing and trial, difficulty and perfection. Show Notes: Connect with us on Instagram or Facebook Music: by Steve Oxen

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0:00.0	One thing that took some getting used to as I prepared for mission to Germany was the German
0:04.5	fairy tale. Contrary to many romantic tales where heroes prevail against evil and receive
0:10.1	rewards for their efforts, German fairy tales contain stories where good and bad often happen
0:15.4	unexpectedly and unexpected people. The hero loses all, while the village fool gets incredible fortune. I recently
0:23.0	listened to a discussion about the history of the fairy tale, which indicated that the modern,
0:27.0	more romantic versions of fairy tales may have a detrimental effect in conveying to children
0:32.2	that if bad things happen, you must be doing something wrong, because only the wicked
0:37.2	get punished, and only the heroes earn rewards.
0:40.3	In our study of Job this week, we look at three different ways to read the book that might help us push past the romantic and add some depth to our understanding of blessing and trial, difficulty, and perfection.
0:57.0	Welcome to the Scripture Study Project.
0:59.0	We are your host, Krista and Zach Horton, and this is our podcast where we study Scripture with you.
1:06.0	Our goal each week is to help you discover new or renewed excitement for God and His Word.
1:12.4	Invest your heart and personal life into your study and connect with others as you teach and learn together.
1:19.3	Hey everyone. Welcome to this week's study of the book of Job.
1:23.3	This is at the same time one of the most difficult books of Scripture to read, and also,
1:31.9	I think, one of the most fascinating books of Scripture to read. Most biblical scholars agree
1:37.5	that this is the oldest book of Scripture that we have, whether that means that Job himself
1:43.1	was an ancient character, maybe in the time of the patriarchs, whether that means that Job himself was an ancient character maybe in the time
1:45.4	of the patriarchs, or that it maybe was a story that predated them or was around the same time.
1:52.5	But we do know that the text we have seems to indicate that this story is very anachrodistic
1:58.3	in our Bible. So this is not following the book of Esther. It's not in the
2:03.4	time of the scattering. This is before there was even a Moses and the children of Israel.
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