How does the book of Job’s approach to the problem of evil, and in particular the idea that bad things happen to good people

Heroes in their Worst Experiences

Essay Prompt:

How does the book of Job’s approach to the problem of evil, and in particular the idea that bad things happen to good people (and good things happen to bad people), enlighten our idea of the hero? Pick a hero from a modern source-novel, movie, etc.- which Job might shed light on.

*Job is a Biblical Book and Character*

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most people seek a predictable result that confirms the good guy will win. book of job problem of evil, there’s natural evil: volcanoes, diseases, old age. natural evils are directed by satan, allowed by an all knowing, all loving, merciful God. this issue a very important, how does this shed light on our notion of the hero? maybe someone as a result of suffering, understands more about the world. choose a character whos good humble and enormous ordeals and horrible things happen to them even though they dont deserve it. they have to stay faithful and eventually succeed

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this is refferring to the book of Job in the Bible

Answer preview………………

Heroes in their Worst Experiences

The extent to which an action would be considered good or not is often dependent and relative to the individuals under consideration. A drug dealer may put hundreds of residents of a particular community from work due to their dependence issues, ultimately leading to social problems in the said community, but he or she would consider himself good if he contributes to projects in society. In some cases, the people may even consider him better than politicians, who they would consider enemies due to their war on drugs, hurting their perceived savior due to his contribution to the local community. However, considering the net implications of the drug dealer’s impacts, he ought to be considered an enemy of the public, but ends up achieving more success than those that sought to receive appreciation from society. This exemplifies situations in………..

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