The friends of Job spend 14 chapters posturing and pontificating about their explanations for his suffering. In each case, they say a lot of right-sounding things that God condemns as being wrong. They meant well, but their over-confident opinions about God and his suffering servant were not only hurtful to Job but damaging to God’s reputation.
Paul’s background and former life as a Pharisee. We want to establish the dispersion setting into which he was born and provide a solid working understanding of the context into which he began his ministry.
An overview of the early church, highlighting the ministries of Peter and John, followed by Stephen’s sermon, martyrdom, and Saul’s involvement in these events.
