That said, it’s really not supposed to be god’s arch enemy in Job. Satan just means “adversary.” Really, he’s a rival god. It’s one of the (if not the, I don’t remember) oldest books of the Bible and it is very likely that the oral tales it was adapted from were from pre-monotheistic Judaism. So Job really could be more about two rival gods making a bet rather than one manipulating the other.
Not a specific one I can come up with at the top of my head, sorry. This comes from college decades ago… but a search for “book of Job polytheism” comes up with a lot of hits.
That said, it’s really not supposed to be god’s arch enemy in Job. Satan just means “adversary.” Really, he’s a rival god. It’s one of the (if not the, I don’t remember) oldest books of the Bible and it is very likely that the oral tales it was adapted from were from pre-monotheistic Judaism. So Job really could be more about two rival gods making a bet rather than one manipulating the other.
Makes sense, but do you have a source? /genuine_interest
Not a specific one I can come up with at the top of my head, sorry. This comes from college decades ago… but a search for “book of Job polytheism” comes up with a lot of hits.