Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Egalitarian, Genesis, WOmen, Women of the Bible

Challenge God: Wife of Job

She has been cast as a villain in Job's ordeal. Of the five people who speak with him, four are theologizing friends who who defend God's character and attributes while insisting Job must have some hidden sin. It is only his wife who insists Job do something about his predicament.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Bible Study: Broken, Searching, Trusted, Powerful

Wife of Job

When I first taught the book of Job, I was squarely on one side of this question. But, over the years, learning Hebrew, reading a wider selection of scholarly works, my positioned has been changed, and I share all that research in this twenty minute talk.