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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
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> > > The God of Abraham, Jacob, and Isaac.
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> > And Job too?
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> Of course.
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> Job is a very interesting book that attempts to honestly deal with
> the question
> of why bad things happen to good people. In a way, it is a revolt against the
> notion of obedience = blessings and the reverse. ILR, sometimes the obedient
> get the figs kicked out of them. And sometimes the evil prosper. Job
> represents an understanding of God which nearly borders the heretical.
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> Personally, I find it one of the most interesting books of the OT.
Ya, me too.
Of course, I may have read a different version than you... in my view Job
should never have been allowed to remain in the bible as it spells things
out quite clearly for those paying attention.
It reveals the true nature of the judeo-christian god; a capricious and
malevolent being, willing to torture a person living by the rules laid down
by that very same god merely to win a bet, and a bet with one of his own
creations no less.
No thanks. As I've said before I'll gladly burn in hell before worshiping
that god...
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| (...) Wrong! You miss the point. The author of Job *doesn't* know the true nature of God. I happen to appreciate the honesty of the Biblical redactors to include the book of Job. The revelation of the nature God to the Israelites was a *process*, (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Of course. Job is a very interesting book that attempts to honestly deal with the question of why bad things happen to good people. In a way, it is a revolt against the notion of obedience = blessings and the reverse. ILR, sometimes the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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