About this episode

Mike Petrow discusses the book of Job and its relevance to suffering in our lives.

Job is probably one of the most difficult and haunting books in scripture, and this summer as we read it together, we wanted a guide—so we invited Mike Petrow back to join us. With doctoral degrees in psychology and mythological studies, Mike helps us understand Job as an ancient text, and as a story that continues to speak in our own lives. Today Mike takes us straight into one of the most striking turns in this story: Job’s friends show up in his deep suffering, and one by one try to defend...

People in this episode

Guest: Mike Petrow

Topics covered

• suffering
• Job
• ancient texts
• psychology
• friendship
• spirituality

Keywords

• Job
• suffering
• psychology
• ancient texts
• spirituality
• friendship

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Books & works: Job

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