Job 6–7 (Job’s Complaints) with Tremper Longman

Join us as Dr. Tremper Longman (Westmont College) talks to us about Job 6–7. We discuss a number of things including: the translation of Job; the book’s connections with ancient Near Eastern texts; Job’s bold complaints; and the merits of lament as a response to suffering.

Relevant Works by Tremper Longman

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• Job. Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms. Baker Academic, 2012.

• The Fear of the Lord is Wisdom: A Theological Introduction to Wisdom in Israel. Baker Academic, 2017.

This Episode’s Blurbs

Tremper Longman recommends:

• Tisby, Jemar. The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism. Zondervan, 2019.

• McCauley, Esau. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope. IVP Academic, 2020.

• The TV show, WandaVision, directed by Matt Shakman, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany.

Other Books and Articles Mentioned in This Episode

• Walton, John and Tremper Longman III. How to Read Job. IVP Academic, 2015.

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