Stephen Buttafuoco

The Great Debate Stephen Buttafuoco

Job lived in the land of Uz and was known as the greatest of all men for his integrity and wealth. He was a family man, and together with his wife, they raised seven sons and three daughters and bred a large stock of domestic animals that was sold at the market place. Jehovah God allowed Satan, in the role of the adversary, to activate a holocaust against innocent Job, destroying his family, health, and wealth. The Great Debate puts Job on trial, reminiscent of a Greek tragedy pitting his three friends. Jehovah God was against him to determine his innocence or guilt. Job was at the height of his power when he got struck down by the principalities and powers of heaven. This ancient story comes to life in a play and in a way that modern readers can easily relate to, as many people today find themselves suffering the loss of family members, their trials, and tribulations that Job faced. It's a playbook that eloquently takes on the theological and ethical question of guilt in relation to their role in the social order of things such as suffering and God's plan of redemption.