{"podcast":{"title":"Theology in the Raw","slug":"theology-in-the-raw-4659902","podcast_index_feed_id":4659902,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/theology-in-the-raw","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/theology-in-the-raw","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/09/d5/d3/07/09d5d307-8967-46c5-884b-8d2cc288d2dd/ee709f0c93dca2a0a3748560d1b93ac4e60523bcae3ffc1846daabcb9f97e9a2cfecf0f8f5cae3de5eccb063e7afe9503b42005f32bc42750ce52e4e45d37f76.jpeg","author":"Theology in the Raw","episode_count":825,"summary":"Helping believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:21:59.071418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902"},"episode":{"title":"Everything You Need to Know About the Book of Job: Dr. Ellie Paley","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-book-of-job-dr-ellie-paley-2","published_at":"2026-07-13T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-book-of-job-dr-ellie-paley-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902","url":"https://art19.com/shows/theology-in-the-raw/episodes/4b9dcca0-8657-427b-a2f7-b1e0faecd368","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/441/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/4b9dcca0-8657-427b-a2f7-b1e0faecd368.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Click here for your free copy of When Faith is Forbidden by Todd Nettleton Dr. Ellie Paley received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University, where she studied the book of Job, and she’s currently pursuing a post-doc at Bar-Illan University in Israel. Ellie literally memorized the entire book—in Hebrew…in 6 months! Job is her gig and she knows more about the book than anyone I know. In this episode, Ellie gives a master class on the book of Job, discussing its date, the setting, the meaning of “The Adversary” (hasatan, or Satan?), the purpose of the prologue (Job 1-2), the content of purpose of the dialogue cycle of Job’s 3 friends, the purpose of the transitionary wisdom poem of Job 28, the role and function of Elihu’s speech and why she thinks he’s a rather presumptuous young buck who thinks he knows better than he really does, God’s response to Job, and how the book resolves in the latter chapters. We end by reflecting on Job’s contribution to the question of theodicy and the problem of evil. To follow Ellie’s work, check out her Substack  “Compulsively Contemplative.”  Time Stamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:05 Why Memorize the Book of Job? (Hebrew, Theology & Spiritual Formation) 00:12:30 Who Wrote Job? Date, Setting & Historical Background 00:24:28 Is Job Historical? Debating the Origins of the Book of Job 00:28:10 Satan in Job: Understanding the Divine Adversary 00:38:42 God's Speeches & the Meaning of Suffering in Job 00:43:57 What’s up with Job’s friends? Retribution Theology Explained 00:55:14 Who Is Elihu? His Role in the Book of Job 01:01:05 God Answers Job from the Whirlwind 01:06:41 Job's Repentance, Restoration & the Ending Explained 01:16:05 Theodicy: Job on the Problem of Evil, Suffering, and Trusting God 01:23:17 Ellie Paley'…","meta_description":"Click here for your free copy of When Faith is Forbidden by Todd Nettleton Dr. Ellie Paley received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University, where she studied…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5110,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/episodes/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-book-of-job-dr-ellie-paley-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-book-of-job-dr-ellie-paley-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}