Adult Bible
Studies with a Difference
Job and the Life of Faith: Wisdom for Today's World
Carol M. Bechtel
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Resource Book: $18.00
Leader’s Guide CD: $18.00 CD-ROM Leader's Guide features video introductions to each session by the author as well as video resources to use with your study group!
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There was never a time when the book of Job was not relevant, but it is especially so today. This is not because the book of Job has changed, but because we have. We may be more ready to listen now... less certain of our own answers. So, when Job asks, "Why?" - we, too, strain to hear the answers. And if answers are not forthcoming, then we like Job, will need to learn how to live without them.
The Book of Job cuts straight to the heart of what it means
to be human. It is the most profound exploration of
the life of faith ever written, and wrestles with some of
life's most perplexing questions. Why do bad things happen
to good people? Is there a correspondence between sin
and suffering, obedience and blessing? Why should we
serve God if there are no guarantees of blessings and
freedom from loss and harm?
Carol M. Bechtel, author of
Hallelujah: The Bible and Handel's Messiah and
Sowing Tears, Reaping Joy: The Bible and Brahm's Requiem,
contends that the real theme of Job is defining the
limits of human wisdom. God does not answer Job's
questions about suffering, but reminds Job that he's out of
his league. We do not have all of the answers; God
does. Faith, as Job comes to understand it, is an exercise in
radical trust.
The Leader's Guide CD-Rom includes:
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