The Dybbukast, a podcast from theatre dybbuk, asks, “What do creative texts from throughout history tell us about the times in which they were written, and what do they reveal about the forces still at play today?”

​Episode 2, presented in collaboration with PRS, explores The Book of Job, the biblical text which tells the story of a man who experiences great personal loss. The book has served as a source of contemplation about the nature of life and death, as inspiration for the creation of a variety of artistic works, and as a departure point for theological debates.

Dr. Greg Salyer takes us through the text, discussing its structure and content, as well as the ways in which it has been interpreted and how those interpretations may have, at times, obscured or misrepresented its meaning. In addition, he illuminates the book's relationship to fundamental human questions about existence.