We first talked about The Slave, by Isaac Singer. Make sure you take notes as you read it! And look up terms (Gemarrah, Talmud, Yiddish, etc.)! Our final term paper will be about this book. It will need to be about 3-4 pages. Something potentially helpful: The Slave is about the massacre of the 17th Century. His story seems to be similar to that of Job.
We then looked at the Book of Job. So we know that Job is innocent because the of the introduction to the story. God tested Job because of a bet with El Satan, making Job lose all his possessions and family. Through it all, Job did not curse God, but demanded answers. At the end of the story, God comes down and calls Job a worm for questioning him and there is an epiphany. And then God rewarded Job with more earthly possessions. The Book of Job can be broken into three parts, somewhat like a play: Act 1, the beginning, Acts 2, 3, and 4, the actual story of Job, and Act 5, the epilogue. Much like Escalus's Prometheus Bound. Professor Sexson likened the story of Job to an Oreo Cookie: the best part is in the middle. Make sure to pay special attention to Chapter 3 of Job; it's a very famous passage.
We also listened to "Sire of Sorrow" By Joni Mitchell. A fairly sad song. Look it up! Here are the lyrics: http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/joni_mitchell/the_sire_of_sorrow_jobs_sad_song.html
We also spoke of Ecclesiastes, similar to the Book of Job. It's about a guy who is very pessimistic. Turn Turn Turn by The Byrds is taken directly from this book. Actually, quite a few famous titles come from this book. So it's pretty important.
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