Essay Comparing The Book Of Job And Aesop s Fables
The Book of Job and Aesop s Fables, despite their stark differences in characters, style, and
rhetoric, both share similar themes, including love, loss, and the importance of lending a helping
hand. The Shepard and the Lion, demonstrates how imperative it is to take the time to assist
others. In the fable, the Shepard removes a thorn from the lion s paw. Later on the Shepard was
falsely accused of a crime and at the next public games...thrown to beasts, (p.626). However, the
lion recognizes the Shepard and in the end, the lion is spared and the man set free. When one
takes time to helps those in need, it is likely that others will be willing to do the same when you
are in need. Although, this lesson is not plainly stated in the Book of Job, the actions of Job indicate
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The men conclude, Job must have committed an act(s) worthy of punishment. Zophar the
Naamathite, implies Job is deserving of a punishment greater than what he has received, (11:1 12).
Once God spoke to Job, he asked that Job pray for his friends (p.217), Job obliged. Rather than
condemn his friends, as they did to him, Job prayed for them, hinting that he cares about them, as
well as validating his selflessness. Even though Job lost everything, including his home, family,
and health, he continues to love and worship God. Love, is not as prominent of a theme in the
fables analyzed for the course, nevertheless, in The Wolf in Sheep s Clothing, one possible lesson
is, love yourself as you are and do not try to be someone that you are not. However, a strong theme
seen throughout both is loss or rather the idea that one has to lose everything in order to appreciate
what you
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