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The Book of Job: Theological Foundation/Retribution Principle, Triangle - Dr. John Walton (7 of 30)

Updated: Aug 20, 2023


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The Book of Job: Theological Foundation/Retribution Principle, Triangle - Dr. John Walton (7 of 30)

"Biblical eLearning (http://biblicalelearning.org) presents: Dr. John Walton (Ph.D. Hebrew Union College) has taught for many years at Wheaton College after twenty years on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute. He has published major commentaries on Genesis and Job in the NIVAC series. His Old Testament textbook, A Survey of the Old Testament, is used in colleges across the country. He has also shaped the thinking of Christians in the area of ancient Near Eastern backgrounds in his IVP Background Commentary and the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary and more recently his books: Lost World of Scripture (IVP), Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology (Eisenbrauns), Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (Baker) and many others. I invite you to click on the "CC" [Closed Captioning] to turn on/off the Closed Captioning option. Outline: 00:26 Introduction to the Retribution Principle 2:46 Retribution Principle in Job 4:06 The Challenger and the Retribution Principle 5:53 Retribution Triangle of Claims 7:12 Job's Friends and the Retribution Triangle of Claims 8:24 Job and the Retribution Triangle of Claims 9:57 Elihu and the Retribution Triangle of Claims 14:59 Retribution Triangle of Claims Attempted Resolutions 15:18 Retribution Triangle of Claims Elsewhere in the Bible: Timing 18:02 Justice and the World as a Solution 19:07 God's Complex of Attributes 20:47 Retribution Principle Not a Theology Solution 23:08 God Needs No Defense 24:18 Jesus Shifting from Cause to Purpose, Theodicy to Theology 27:59 Jesus and Luke 13 Falling Tower [cause to purpose shift] 29:52 End" from video introduction.


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