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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think a lot of non-literalists (e g., mainline Protestants) see Job as an allegory, not as a real guy who was tortured by God. The allegory is about how being a model member of the faith, as Job was, does not guarantee you a problem-free life. And the allegory is also about having faith despite bad events. In other words, it was an early attempt to understand why bad things happen to good people.  God is not a bean counter who guarantees you a great life if you just tick all the boxes.

Would be interested in a Jewish pov. In the New Testament,

[b]There are a couple of aggressive atheists who post “logical hole” questions on a weekly basis[/b], and on an anonymous forum we can’t tell who’s who. That’s probably why you’re not getting more responses. [/quote]

Yes I know. I thought by being open about my history and beliefs in my OP I would stave off some of that suspicion but I do understand the skepticism considering the aggressive nature of a lot of the atheists that post here. [/quote]

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