The Narrow and the Divine Perspective

The middle of the Book of Job is an extended argument between Job and his friends about God. To understand their views, Dr. Goodman unpacks the theological problem of theodicy—if God is all-powerful and good, why do bad things happen to good people?—and how it fits into Job’s story. He also reveals one of the central paradoxes of the book, that Job is both God’s greatest advocate and His greatest critic.