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Book Of Job Myths

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The story “The Book of Job” is a myth because it tells of the hardships of Job. The story of Job goes through the hardships that were put upon him by Satan. “The Book of Job” is a myth for three reasons. First, it contains everything needed for a myth. Second, Satan tries to break Job’s faith to prove a point to god. Third, Job stays faithful and is rewarded. Job is a wealthy and successful man, who “feareth god and escheweth evil” (Job 1:8). He is the shining example of what man should be; loyal, faithful, successful and because of this, Satan chooses Job to be his example. Myths contain god/gods and a demi-god or demi-gods, in this case God and Satan (gods) as well as, Job (demi-god).

To have a myth, the story must contain gods or demi-gods.
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