God is not knowable
The order of the cosmos is not knowable
Everything is fleeting
What are you going to do about it?
Similarities with Buddhism
The figure of satan, originally a heavenly district attorney (enemy of God later)
Is there such a thing as disinterested piety?
Should the righteous be rewarded?
Insist on the wisdom of the book of Proverbs
The righteous do prosper, Job must have sinned
Arguments from fittingness
God cannot be questioned
Accept tradition, the ancients knew better
Lying for God
There can be no true justice under absolute tyranny
The governed have the right to know the rules
One should still be righteous for its own sake, even though no discernible reward
So what if God is not just?
It’s not all about the humans. You’re not the center of the universe.
Shut up, Job.
Many possible interpretations of the end
How do we talk about God
Where does Job fit in the rest of the Bible?