Taoist texts can help deepen our understanding of early Chinese history because it shows us what China was like a long time ago and what the people believed in during that time.  The people of China believed in theocracy and that the celestial master would develop "Great Peace" where everyone is treated equally.  Even though there are no physical traces of Taoism, we can use that to develop the idea that they visualized their worship in their mind.  Taoism also helps us to understand early Chinese history because it shows us what they believed in.  Taoism is a religion and a way of life, which is what they followed.  This shows us that they "went with the flow" and believed that things happen for a reason.

What is God like?

The story of Job is similar to the stories of Moshe Yosef Daum and Fela Nussbaum because in all of the stories these people are questioning why God is doing this to them of why God is not doing anything to help them.  In he story of Job, God is allowing Satan to take all of his belongings and in the story of Moshe Yosef Daum, she is questioning why through the hardest times, God is not there to help. Another similarity between the stories is that Fela Nussbaum had faith in God and so did Job.   God and Satan only made Job's life so miserable because he is so loyal.  A big similarity that occurs in both stories is that God is testing the people. God is unsure of how loyal and fatigue they really are so he tests them.  In the story of Job, God tests him by taking all of his belongings away and sees if he will do something.  In the story of Moshe Yosef Daum and Fela Nussbaum, they are tested by out in concentration camps. This was an extremely hard test and they were tortured until they almost died.  Lastly, all of the people that were punished in both stories were innocent.  None of them including Job, Moshe Yosef Daum and Fela Nussbaum had dme anything wrong to receive such harsh punishment.  The two stories are different because in the story of Job, he is tested by having all of his belongings taken.  Even though this is a harsh punishment, Moshe Yosef Daum and Fela Nussbaum both were punished to the extreme and nothing would compare to what they went through.

Characterization of God throughtout The Old Testiment

The Story of Job is different and similar to many of the stories that we have previously have read from the Old Testiment.  One way that the Book of Job is similar to other stories is because in the story of Abraham and Isaac, God wants to text the faith of Abraham by making him sacrifice something he loves.  Similarly, in the book of Job, God wants to test Job's faith by taking away almost everything that he has, to see if he will still be loyal to God.  Another way that the Book of Job is similar to the other books that we have read is by God acting almost the same in all of the books.  In every story, God wants to be in full control of the situation, and be the most powerful on Earth.  This is shown in the Book of Job when God allows all of Job's belongings to be taken and be left with nothing.  This also occurs in Noah's ark when he creates the flood to kill everybody.  In the Tower of Babel, God shows his power by spreading out all of the men because they were getting to strong.  A difference in the Book of Job and the other books that we have read is now, God is listening to Satan.  But in all the other stories, God did what he want, and no one could tell him different.  Another difference in the Book of Job than the other stories that we've read is that in this book Satan almost has the upper hand on God and acts as the stronger figure.  In all of the other stories, Satan doesn't exist.