Everyone seems to miss the whole point of the story of Job.
The point is that he is pious even at the worst of times. His faith in Yahweh isn’t because his faith is rewarded, or that his life is good.
And that true faith overcomes and resists all temptation, even when times are at their hardest.
The story is however a great example of the objectification of women though, when his wife is replaced by a younger, hotter, one at the end.
The point is that he is pious even at the worst of times.
that’s one take.
Another: the point is that if god will treat the most pious this way, when he likes job, what will he do to the nonbeliever? better have faith or else.
OK, maybe I missed the memo on that as I keep seeing it as a go to to show that “belief is stupid” , or that “religion is dumb”, which there are far better story picks to show.
Cause the comic here making Job’s faith about protecting his family is not what Bible Job would pray for. But I’m probably putting too much into a cute little gotcha! comic for anti-thiests.
Everyone seems to miss the whole point of the story of Job.
The point is that he is pious even at the worst of times. His faith in Yahweh isn’t because his faith is rewarded, or that his life is good.
And that true faith overcomes and resists all temptation, even when times are at their hardest.
The story is however a great example of the objectification of women though, when his wife is replaced by a younger, hotter, one at the end.
that’s one take.
Another: the point is that if god will treat the most pious this way, when he likes job, what will he do to the nonbeliever? better have faith or else.
That’s the intent, yes. But there’s four thousand years of literary criticism going “That’s really fucked up.”
No, we got the point.
You missed the one where that’s the ideology of an abuser.
OK, maybe I missed the memo on that as I keep seeing it as a go to to show that “belief is stupid” , or that “religion is dumb”, which there are far better story picks to show.
Cause the comic here making Job’s faith about protecting his family is not what Bible Job would pray for. But I’m probably putting too much into a cute little gotcha! comic for anti-thiests.
Also his kids are replaced too. Story is very fucked.
Yup. That too.
The morals of it are fully borked. Just don’t “at” it on the faith angle.