{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Knowing God in the Book of Job | Dr David Novak with Ralston College","description":" Ralston College Humanities MA   Dr David Novak is a distinguished professor at the University of Toronto, renowned theologian, and esteemed rabbi. He has authored numerous books, delivered the prestigious Gifford Lectures, and bridges ancient philosophical traditions with modern ethical issues.   Recorded live at Ralston College in Savannah, GA in November of 2022. Dr David Novak\u2014Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto\u2014offers a lecture on the Book of Job followed by an extended question and answer session with students enrolled in Ralston College\u2019s Master\u2019s in the Humanities Program. In his lecture, Dr Novak explores the complex position of Job in the canon of Jewish scriptures, surveys diverse scholarly accounts of the concluding passages of the book, and offers his own interpretation of Job\u2019s \u201cface-to-face\u201d interaction with God, one that emphasizes direct knowledge over abstract understanding and finds in the book\u2019s conclusion a vision of the resurrection of the body.    \u2014   00:00 Introduction 08:20 Dr. David Novak\u2019s Lecture on the Book of Job  53:25:00 Question and Answer Session with Ralston College Students and Dr. Novak  54:45 Question: Does Job\u2019s Vision Occur Before or After Death? 59:40 Question: Why are Job\u2019s Friends Punished for Their Conceptual Understanding? 01:03:00 Question: How Does This Align With the Belief That No One Can See God and Live? 01:09:05 Question: What is the Purpose of the Dialogues Between Job and His Friends? 01:13:05 Question: Did Job\u2019s Friends Hear God\u2019s Voice During the Appearance? 01:14:55 Question: What is the Significance of God Doubling Job\u2019s Possessions? 01:15:30 Question: Is There a Visual Aspect to God\u2019s Response to Job, or Is It Only Auditory? 01:15:30 Question: What Does it Mean for God to Make a Bet with the Adversary? 01:19:10 Question: Is Job\u2019s Refusal to Curse God a Prerequisite for His Later Vision? 01:25:15 Question: What Do You Make of the Relationship Between Satan and God? 01:29:05 Did God Use Job to Prove a Point to Satan, Knowing the Outcome? 01:31:20 Question: Can Man Question God and Express Grievances? 01:35:40 Question: Does Elihu Suggest People Perceive God Through Suffering and Visions? 1:41:30 Question: How Has Your Belief in Providence Impacted Your Life? 01:44:45 Closing Remarks \u2014   Authors, Ideas, and Works Mentioned in this Episode:    The Book of Job The Book of Ezekiel The Book of Leviticus  The Book of Esther The Book of Ecclesiastes Robert Gordis, The Book of God and Man: A Study of Job  mashal (\u05de\u05e9\u05dc)\u2014Hebrew, \u201cparable\u201d Katagoros (Hebrew\u2014\u05e7\u05b8\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d2\u05d5\u05e8; Greek\u2014\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2)\u2014\u201daccuser\u201d  Fredrich Nietzsche Johann von Rist, \u201cO Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid\u201d  G.W.F. Hegel Richard Rorty Reinhold Niebuhr, The Nature and Destiny of Man  Leo Strauss  Plato, Republic  Yehuda Haleri  Aristotle Thomas Aquinas The Book of Isaiah  via negativa  John Rawls Eric Gregory  Chaim ibn Attar Tzimtzum (\u05e6\u05de\u05e6\u05d5\u05dd)    \u2014   Additional Resources    David Novak    Dr Stephen Blackwood    Ralston College (including newsletter)   Support a New Beginning    \u2014   Thank you for listening!   ","author_name":"The Ralston College Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ralston.ac\/conversations","html":"