Prophecy and Wisdom: The Book of Job
MP3 audio classes on the original Hebrew Biblical texts with verse by verse analysis of their meaning and relevance for our lives and times
The Book of Job: General Introduction
Authorship
and timeframe of the Book of Job: Talmudic opinions (Bava Batra 15a-b)
Kabbalistic
teachings of ARI on the soul of Job (Sha'ar HaPsukim Job)
RaMBaN (Nachmanides) Introduction to the Book of Job Part I
RaMBaN (Nachmanides) Introduction to the Book of Job Part II
RaMBaN (Nachmanides) Introduction to the Book of Job Part III
Perspectives on the mystery of suffering from R Moshe Chayim Luzzatto & R Nachman of Breslov
Job Chapter 1: Hebrew text, translation & commentary
Job Chapter 2: Hebrew text, translation & commentary
RaMChaL on
influence of the stars; RaMBaN on Divine Names in Job; Zohar on
Job (Zohar, Shemot 32b)
Zohar on
Satan, Job & Israel (Zohar, Shemot 32b-34a)
Job Chapter 3: Text and commentary. Job's cry of anguish
Job Chapter 4: Eliphaz's first speech Part 1
Job Chapter 5: Eliphaz's first speech Part 2
Job Chapter 6: Job's response to Eliphaz Part 1
Job Chapter 7: Job's response to Eliphaz Part 2
Job Chapter 8: Bildad the Shuhi responds to Job
Job Chapter 9: Job's answer to Bildad Part 1 - Where is the providence?
Job Chapter 10: Job's answer to Bildad Part 2
Job Chapter 11: Tzophar the Na'amati's first address to Job
Job Chapter
12: Job's answer to Tzophar Part 1
Job Chapter
13: Job's answer to Tzophar Part 2
Job Chapter
14: Job's answer to Tzophar Part 3
Job Chapter
15: Eliphaz's second address to Job
Job Chapter
16: Job's response to Eliphaz's second address Part 1
Job Chapter
17: Job's response to Eliphaz's second address Part 2 & Chapter 17 Bildad's
second address to Job
Job Chapter
19: Job responds to Bildad
Job Chapter
20: Tzophar addresses Job
Job Chapter
21: Job shows how the wicked prosper
Job Chapter
22: Eliphaz addresses Job for the third and last time
Job Chapter
23: Job's response to Eliphaz Part 1
Job Chapter
24: Job's response to Eliphaz Part 2
Job Chapters 25-26: Bildad's final address and Job's response
Job Chapter 27: Job continues his allegory
Job Chapter 28: In Praise of Wisdom
Job Chapter 28: Allegorical and mystical allusions
Job Chapter 28: Esoteric interpretation of Ramban (Nachmanides)
Job Chapter 29: Job evokes his days of glory
Job Chapter 30: Job's humiliation and pain
Job Chapter 31: Job's final summation and self-vindication
Job Chapters 32-37, Discourses of Elihu: General Introduction
Job Chapter 32: Elihu's opening discourse
Job Chapter 33: Elihu begins to answer to Job
Job Chapter 34: Elihu reproves Job, All is under His providence
Job Chapter 35: Elihu's reproof cont. Why Job was chastized with suffering
Job Chapter 36: Elihu's reproof cont. G-d's providence
Job Chapter 37: Elihu's reproof conclusion
Job Chapters 38-42: G-d answers Job, General Introduction
Job Chapter
38 verses 1-23: G-d answers Job from the stormwind
Job Chapter
38 verses 24-38
Job Chapter
38:39-Chapter 39:30 G-d's providence over animals and birds
Job Chapter
40:1-24: G-d's second answer to Job: Behemoth
Job 40:25-41:4: Leviathan
Job 41:4-26:
The Leviathan (cont.)
Job 42: The
Closing chapter
Behemoth & Leviathan; Concluding thoughts on the Book of Job