In the third episode in our series of looking at evil in the Bible, we find ourselves jumping around the Bible. Starting with the first couple of chapters of the Book of Job, and exploring a number of other writings in the Old Testament, we are going to explore the figure of Satan within the Hebrew canon. We are going to consider the questions:

Who or what is the Satan which is found in chapters 1 and 2 of the book of Job?

How does Job's Satan compare to the Satan found within other Old Testament/ Tanakh writing?

How does Satan differ in these difference contexts?

What is a theodicy, and how does it relate to the Book of Job and Satan?

Why is the use of the definite article important to all of this?

References:

• Barton, John. & Muddiman, John. (2001) The Oxford Bible Commentary

• Pagels, Elaine. (1995) The Origin of Evil

• Plantinga, Alvin. (1976) God, Freedom, and Evil.

• Russell, Jeffrey Burton. (1977) The Devil

• • Swinburne, Richard (1998). Providence and the Problem of Evil.
  • Wright, N. T. (2006). Evil and the Justice of God.

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Welcome back to another episode of Cogito Ergo Pod!

In our second episode in our series of looking at evil in the Bible, we find ourselves at the beginning of Genesis, chapter 6. It is here we are introduced to the likes of the 'sons of god', nephilim, and the original of divine reasoning for the imminent flood. In this episode we will consider:

What were the events outlined in Genesis, chapter 6, verses 1 to 8? What does it all mean? How were the events outlined used in Apocryphal texts? To what extent did Genesis chapter 6, or the Apocryphal texts, contribute to to later understanding of evil?

References:

‘The Devil’ - Jeffrey Burton Russell

‘The Oxford Bible Commentary’ - Ed. John Barton & John Muddiman

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Welcome back to another episode of Cogito Ergo Pod!

In this, our first episode in a series exploring the nature and understanding of evil in the Bible, we go way back to the Book of Genesis. It is there, in chapter 3, that we are introduced to a serpent, a fruit, and an event known to Christianity as 'the Fall of Man'. In this episode we will explore the questions:

References:

‘The Lost Art of Scripture’ - Karen Armstrong

‘The Complete Bible Handbook’ - John Bowker

‘The Oxford Bible Commentary’ - Ed. John Barton & John Muddiman

‘A History of the Bible’ - John Barton

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