Christ Church of Oak Brook, Illinois

501 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook IL 60523

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The Joy of Job, An Investigator's Perspective on the Most Righteous Man on Earth

Sunday Forum Bible Study, 10:45 a.m.

January 6, 2019

In Week 1 of this four-week Bible study, Joy of Job Author Maribeth Vander Weele discusses the traditional interpretation of Job and introduces the methodology used to support the alternative view. The class will examine the character of Job through the lens of multiple Biblical Scriptures.

January 13, 2019

Week 2 will review the evidence that challenges the righteousness of Job's character and calls into question the traditional interpretation. It includes a discussion of how we may or may not relate to Job's view of himself.

January 20, 2019

Week 3 will discuss the character of Satan as evidenced in Job and elsewhere in the Old Testament and the means through which Job--and mankind in general--falls into his schemes.

January 27, 2019

Week 4 will explore the character of God through the lens of the author of Job and related Biblical scriptures. The series will conclude with a summary of the profound moral lessons of Job's story and a discussion on how they apply to our lives.