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Old Testament
Evangelical

Dr. John Walton, Job, Lecture 8, Scene on earth

Theologian

John Walton


Duration

15.35


Uploaded to YouTube

18 August 2016

Added to Database

20 August 2025


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Biblical eLearning (http://biblicalelearning.org) presents (audio is also available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3J1VPzd1WWVUt3gRQhoV5b?si=16fea3c7eb8249dc): Dr. John Walton (Ph.D. Hebrew Union College) has taught for many years at Wheaton College after twenty years on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute. He has published major commentaries on Genesis and Job in the NIVAC series. His Old Testament textbook, A Survey of the Old Testament, is used in colleges across the country. He has also shaped the thinking of Christians in the area of ancient Near Eastern backgrounds in his IVP Background Commentary and the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary and more recently his books: Lost World of Scripture (IVP), Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology (Eisenbrauns), Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (Baker) and many others. Go to https://biblicalelearning.org for full transcripts and audios of these presentations in English, Spanish, and many other languages. There are also AI generated study guides and dialogic Podcast audio summaries there as well. I invite you to click on the "CC" [Closed Captioning] to turn on/off the Closed Captioning option. Outline: 00:22 Introduction: Job 1:1-5, the Land of Uz 1:26 Job's character and Actions in the Extreme 3:58 Job's Possessions in the Extreme 4:46 Job's Piety: ritual practices 6:24 Children cursing "In their hearts" 7:07 Curse/bless God 10:59 Job's Ritual Behaviors, God as Petty 14:52 Summary of Job 1:1-5 15:19 End Dr. Walton's teaching in audio format is now available on Spotify Podcasting [Biblical eLearning - Ted Hildebrandt]: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XtzJQOHqlsCl8GJyv5aWp?si=17101177dc784dc6