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Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 35: Elihu Justifies God (cont). According to Elihu, God ignores the people who cry out to God because those people are wicked, bad, and wrong, plus also evil or whatever. Which would make sense except that we read the prologue wherein God specifically states that Job is blameless and upstanding, so we are sick of people giving Job shit. As a matter of fact, Wife...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 34: Elihu Justifies God. This kid is simply insufferable. Elihu literally has no idea what he's talking about! He chastises Job for complaining about the injustice Job has suffered, even tho Job is completely justified in demanding an explanation. Then he accuses Job of condemning God, which Job never did. Failing to criticize God is what this whole book is s...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 33: Elihu Reproves Job. Who tf does this uppity sumbitch think he is? How dare he just walk up and accost Job? Elihu didn't really say anything that the other guys hadn't already covered — to wit, you reap what you mf sow! Boozy claims that God talks to us and that angels are running around playing heads-up-seven-up with our souls and a chance at redempti...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 32: Elihu Justifies His Right to Answer Job. This kid that hasn't ever been mentioned in 30+ chapters spends an entire episode arguing that he has the right to speak. First, it's none of this boozer's business. He's uninvited. Nobody even asked his opinion. Second, nobody said he couldn't speak. This whole chapter is the underaged boozer's...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 31: Job Asserts His Integrity. Job makes his eyes promise to stop looking lustfully at women — because clearly Job is not in charge of his eyes. Job suggests his wife should "grind another man's grain" and that (if he's in the wrong) other men should totally sleep with her — because if you mess up, it's totally cool to throw your spouse under...

Bible Study for Atheists Weekly is a collection of last week's episodes by Sacrilegious Discourse with Husband and Wife. This week's collection includes Job Chapters 26 - 30, with Q&A and Book Club. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for more...

Husband and Wife continue covering Heroes: Miracles; Part 3 of A Treasury of Jewish Folklore. In this episode of the Sacrilegious Book Club, topics include Cabala; the Book of Splendor; Hasidism; Rabbi Israel; sin as a tangible object; the symbolic emptying of pockets; a vengeful lake; plot holes; and bad endings. Next time, we will cover some entries from Heroes: Miracles — Messiah Stories. We ho...

Husband and Wife answer questions about the gold of Ophir, as well as what it means to have rocks pouring out oil. We also discuss an oddly placed (and thus controversial chapter), and we try to understand what the heck is actually happening in this section. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Stu...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 30: Job Bewails His Present Affliction. And yeah, I guess Job whines about his life a little. But more than that, Job trash talks the other people around him. He seems pretty vengeful and acts like he resents having helped the poor and bereft. Honestly, we are liking Job less and less with every chapter. Much like Worf, Job is NOT a Merry Man. Skip the ads by joi...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 29: Job Recalls His Former Glory. Job gets pretty uppity, extolling his many virtues. We think maybe God allowed Satan to knock him down a peg cuz he needed to eat a slice of humble pie. J-dog was a wee bit too proud of hisself! Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bibl...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 28: Man's Quest for Wisdom. Once upon a time, a god named Prometheus lived in a rock garden teeming with all kinds of metal. He was wandering around his stones one day and found this cool thing called FIRE, but it belonged to some other *unnamed dude. Prometheus stole it and decided to stash it with some real dumb-dumbs, who paid for the stolen fire with stor...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 27: Job Describes the Portion of the Wicked. Job is trying really hard to make two opposing notions be true at once: "God is being super cruel to me, but he's still neato!" and also: "God is never wrong, but seriously, I haven't done anything to deserve this bs." The back and forth is exhausting, which is why Wife was excited to distract u...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 26: Job Declares God's Sovereignty. We talk about He-Man (the most powerful man in the universe) and the Sorceress (the heroic guardian of Castle Grayskull). Wife does a fairly decent impression of Skeletor (the archenemy and uncle of He-Man). Other sound effects include a mimicry of someone who is aghast, as well as a gliding serpent, both pre- AND post-pier...

Bible Study for Atheists Weekly is a collection of last week's episodes by Sacrilegious Discourse with Husband and Wife. This week's collection includes Job Chapters 21 - 25, with Q&A and Patreon Teaser. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for...

Husband and Wife recap the Ten Commandments as well as the Seven Laws of Noah. Then they talk about the Seven Deadly Sins; the Seven Capital Virtues; the Three Evil Thoughts; the Three Theological Virtues; the Seven Heavenly Virtues; Eternal Sins; and the Sins that Cry to Heaven for Vengeance — — in this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers and Acast+ members only. Skip the ads by joining Acast+...

Husband and Wife answer questions about Job and his chums. We discuss Satan's plan to turn everyone against Job. Then, we talk about the concepts of empathy, legacy, and getting grounded. Husband somehow misses "the fun bit" but Wife assures everyone it's in there. IT IS. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacr...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 25: Bildad Denies That Man Can Be Justified with God. This is the shortest chapter of the Bible thus far. It's a tiny TED Talk on how we're all maggots and worms. In six sentences, Job's friend insults the entire human race for the crime of being born to woman. Ugh, gross. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 24: Job Complains of God's Indifference to Wickedness. But actually that headline is incorrect, because that's not what happened. Job did complain about wicked people, but it didn't seem like he was complaining about God's indifference so much as that he was saying God punishes the wicked at their death. Which, like, makes no sense because EVERYBO...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 23: Job Desires to Plead His Case before God. Job is shaking in his boots yet firm in his stance. He knows who he is, and evil ain't part of the package. To clarify, Job wants to tell God (the guy who knows everything) about everything he doesn't know. We are loving this show of confidence! Stages of Grief: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance Sk...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 22: Eliphaz Accuses Job of Great Wickedness. Wife has a lot of commentary and singing in this one, so buckle up cuz it's a RIDE. It's just as well, since this chapter is more of the same nonsense where Job's friends are absolutely positive that Job is a fart face. They tell Job that all he has to do is bend the knee, kiss the ring, and admit he's...

Husband and Wife cover Job chapter 21: Job Asserts the Prosperity of the Wicked. Job is like, "Why are y'all in _MY_ face when you know for an actual fact that evil guy over there did some seriously dastardly deeds?" Someone needs to slip God a sticky note to update him on all the places he let Karma skip a beat. And yo — can we get these nepo babies under control? Once again, Job is a...

Bible Study for Atheists Weekly is a collection of last week's episodes by Sacrilegious Discourse with Husband and Wife. This week's collection includes Job Chapters 16 - 20, with Q&A, Book Club and Patreon Teaser. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these...

Husband and Wife continue covering Heroes: Holy Men; Part 2 of A Treasury of Jewish Folklore. In this episode of the Sacrilegious Book Club, topics include temptation; lust; alcoholism; sleep; Satan; and personal responsibility. Next time, we will cover some entries from Heroes: Miracles — Cabalists, Mystics, and Wonder-Workers. We hope you'll get a copy of the book and read along with us. Ski...

Husband and Wife discuss the Seven Laws of Noah. Then they talk about Mosaic Laws (the Ten Commandments); decide if they are Noahides (they're not); and encourage listeners to use gender neutral pronouns — — in this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers and Acast+ members only.  Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrileg...

Husband and Wife answer questions about the King of Terrors; Sheol; Gehenna; Hell; Abaddon; the Afterlife; the World to Come; and Paradise. We discuss the various compartments of Heaven and ponder how many people can fit into each section before getting downgraded to Purgatory. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious D...