Jubal: A Smoky Mountain Version of the Book of Job

Based on the wisdom literature from the book of Job in the Hebrew Scriptures, Jubal confronts the reality of suffering and evil from the compost pile in Tuckahoe nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Jubal is a rather jolly and playful character who finds both joy and meaning in playing his juice harp, loving his family, supporting his community and celebrating his Creator. Unknown to him however, Catawampus - God's celestial nemesis suggests a wager that turns Jubal's world upside down. If Martin Luther had his truth revelation of justification by faith alone "in the dumps," Jubal wrestles with his own existential reality of suffering and evil in a compost pile. At best a paraphase and at worst an embellishment of the book of Job, this Smoky Mountain Version invites the reader to over hear the conversations between Jubal and his so-called friends, and betwen Jubal and his Creator.