{"podcast":{"title":"Modern Mind, Ancient Book","slug":"modern-mind-ancient-book-4095676","podcast_index_feed_id":4095676,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting/1x8tH5Ol.rss","website_url":"https://modernmindancientbook.buzzsprout.com/","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/eba3ebd2-9258-4626-9e4d-68bd88eee36f/u779xrk3uzjk800uwu3gr0mvvs6c.jpg","author":"Roger Ferguson, Host and Biblical Scholar","episode_count":176,"summary":"Modern Mind, Ancient Book helps curious people understand Scripture in its ancient Jewish and historical world so they can know Jesus and walk His Way. Interesting ideas. Ancient stories. Better questions. Start with short discoveries. Explore real human questions through Scripture, covenant wisdom, and Jewish context. Study whole biblical books through careful, book-by-book teaching. Along the way, we distinguish what the text says from historical background, interpretation, and application. For seekers, new believers, longtime students, and anyone who senses there is more depth and coherence in the Bible than they were taught. Topics include Bible study, the Jewish context of Jesus, biblical history, Torah, Prophets and Writings, Christian discipleship, topical teaching, and book studies. Find the Way—Meet Rabbi Jesus. Walk the Way — Modern Mind, Ancient Book. New teaching weekly. https://modernmindancientbook.org","last_synced_at":"2026-09-10T06:20:40.361315+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-mind-ancient-book-4095676"},"episode":{"title":"Why Do the Righteous Suffer? | Survey of Job","slug":"why-do-the-righteous-suffer-survey-of-job","published_at":"2026-08-26T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-mind-ancient-book-4095676/why-do-the-righteous-suffer-survey-of-job","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-mind-ancient-book-4095676","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/6d60089da6cd4a550e1620918ff355ed53f22534f3e04c77a67ce502961a15c0/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIxZDU3Yzg2My0wMTM4LTRkMDEtODE0YS01MmVjYjcyYzYyMzQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJlYmEzZWJkMi05MjU4LTQ2MjYtOWU0ZC02OGJkODhlZWUzNmYiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2YTA5MDc3MTk5ZWYxODlmOTJkNzQ2N2QiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9lYmEzZWJkMi05MjU4LTQ2MjYtOWU0ZC02OGJkODhlZWUzNmYvZXBpc29kZXMvMWQ1N2M4NjMtMDEzOC00ZDAxLTgxNGEtNTJlY2I3MmM2MjM0LzE5NzAzMTEyLXdoeS1kby10aGUtcmlnaHRlb3VzLXN1ZmZlci1zdXJ2ZXktb2Ytam9iLm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/6d60089da6cd4a550e1620918ff355ed53f22534f3e04c77a67ce502961a15c0/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIxZDU3Yzg2My0wMTM4LTRkMDEtODE0YS01MmVjYjcyYzYyMzQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJlYmEzZWJkMi05MjU4LTQ2MjYtOWU0ZC02OGJkODhlZWUzNmYiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2YTA5MDc3MTk5ZWYxODlmOTJkNzQ2N2QiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9lYmEzZWJkMi05MjU4LTQ2MjYtOWU0ZC02OGJkODhlZWUzNmYvZXBpc29kZXMvMWQ1N2M4NjMtMDEzOC00ZDAxLTgxNGEtNTJlY2I3MmM2MjM0LzE5NzAzMTEyLXdoeS1kby10aGUtcmlnaHRlb3VzLXN1ZmZlci1zdXJ2ZXktb2Ytam9iLm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail Why Do the Righteous Suffer? | Survey of Job Why can a person who loves God still suffer—and what happens when friends turn that suffering into an accusation? In this restored Survey of Job, Roger Ferguson places Job within the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings; explores the ancient setting associated with Uz; compares Job with other ancient Near Eastern suffering texts; and follows the book's challenge to easy answers about guilt, righteousness, worship, and adversity. The teaching does not treat suffering as automatic proof of personal sin. Job is introduced as blameless and upright before the debate begins, and his friends' attempt to explain him becomes part of the book's warning. Scripture in this teaching - Job 1–2 - Job 19:25–26 - Genesis 10:23; 22:20–21; 25:1–2; 36:20–21, 28 - Exodus 3:1; 18:1, 17–24 - Jeremiah 25:20–21 - Lamentations 4:21 Roger's audible readings of Job 2:10 and Job 19:25–26 are from the New American Standard Bible, 1995 edition. The audiovisual review card for Job 2:10 uses the Berean Standard Bible and labels the translation difference. Source and interpretation notes - Scripture identifies Job with the land of Uz and describes him as the greatest of the people of the East. Lamentations 4:21 associates Uz with Edom, while Genesis preserves several eastern family lines bearing the name. Scripture does not give a precise map coordinate. - Roger presents the possible Jethro-to-Moses transmission of the Job tradition as his own reconstruction. Exodus identifies Jethro as priest of Midian and Moses' father-in-law, but it does not say that Jethro transmitted Job. - The story evokes a patriarchal world, but that setting does not establish the date of the book's final written form. - Comparative sources include Sumerian A Man and…","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail Why Do the Righteous Suffer? | Survey of Job Why can a person who loves God still suffer—and what happens when friends turn that sufferin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1202,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-mind-ancient-book-4095676/episodes/why-do-the-righteous-suffer-survey-of-job/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-mind-ancient-book-4095676/why-do-the-righteous-suffer-survey-of-job.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}