Hidden In Him
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Addressing your third reply:- stylistically the first couple of chapters of Job are somewhat different to the rest of the book suggesting it was added at a later time.
Shattan as the Jews know Satan is/was understood to have the role of a prosecutor subsequently they held the view that both good and evil proceeded from God. They clearly admitted God has a dark side. They did not see him as the evil being that Jesus has brought to our attention
Well again, just as there are different views among Christians today, I think there were different views back then. They couldn't agree on resurrection of the dead, hence the Sadducees. They couldn't agree on the proper calendar, hence the Essenes. To assign the beliefs of one particular sect to all of Judaism in general would be a mistake IMO. Moreover, you have the added problem that this is the word of God we are discussing, preserved for us to this day as such, which records that Satan seduced Eve in the garden; that Satan tempted David to take a census of Israel; that Satan came before the Lord concerning His servant Job. If they had been corrupt yet were maintained all this time in the word without being removed, we have a God who is rather nonchalant about what He allows to continue being considered scripture or not.
In the end, your argument poses too many problems for me. But I appreciate the polite replies.
Blessings,
- H