And that would fit perfectly with the OT god who was a petty, jealous, all around annoying, piece of garbage.
I’ll never forget what he did to my boy Job.
In this case it’s more about God being fair and just.
And that description doesn’t at all fit God’s actions in the OT. Although without context and depending on the hermeneutic basis I guess it can look so.
The book of Job is a tale to teach about human nature facing adversity.
The Old Testament literally describes God with such petty human emotions as “jealousy,” and its behavior throughout the OT coincides with that.
If you don’t think that’s true, I urge you to read it again. Yahweh was a narcissistic, genocidal maniac. Literally, the first two commandments are about making sure nobody worships or acknowledges anyone but him. Just reeks of insecurity.
And whatever copium you need to accept the outright cruelty your so called “all -loving” god bestowed upon Job (and his family) in order to what, win a bet with the literal devil?
Fucking awful story with an awful message no matter how you spin it.
I remember feeling like I had to come up with all these little things to convince myself that whatever new aspect of reality i just learned about can still coexist with the claims of Christianity… Don’t miss it.
Zealous not jealous.
I went to theology seminary, no need for copium or spin. One of the professors’ favourite book was Job and he talked a lot about it.
That absolutely is not the nature of God in the OT, but explaining it doesn’t fit this medium. I also don’t know/remember any resources I could point you to, sorry.
