/lit/ - Literature

>>14964535
I like to think about the two beasts in Job and their relation to aesthetics. God has a personality in Job and the rest of the Bible, that's for certain. When describing the beasts, God does so with pride which forces you to ask: why would God enjoy the creation of such dangerous beasts? In my opinion, the character of God values beauty in the destructive and malicious. From our lower perspective, we see these things as 'evil'; but God argues against Job's misinterpretation of this 'evil' by reminding him of his place in the universe.

My takeaway from Job is that as low of a species as we are, the wise among us may still be able to comprehend purpose and beauty in ugly things. Art does this all the time. We're going to suffer, so we should suffer correctly. Of course - if you go down certain lines of thought, then you will hit some roadblocks that can lead to dangerous depressions. That's sort of the paradox of aphoristic wisdom - it contradicts itself, so you have to embrace both the thought and the non-thought. That naturally leads to a discussion about 'faith'. Brainlets interpret it as blindly following some make-believe fairytale, but the truth is that no matter which philosophy you ascribe to, there's going to be a leap of "I believe this because it feels right". Jewish wisdom (and other cultural sources of wisdom) likes to give no straight answer because the the wise man knows that there isn't an answer. You can't logic yourself into a higher purpose - that's the pain of Job. The pain we will all feel many times in our lives. And it is one of the most difficult struggles of the human experience, as the story clearly depicts.

What the fuck is going on in exodus 4??

>>12191843
Its christian too. Moving to another realm at death where your grandparents and dog are waiting for you is some pagan shit that lives in the plebeian popular culture but it has nothing to do with christianity.