Opinion of Old Testamemt God?

[America Needs R'hllor]

I'm not answering this poll because there should be no Christian focus on the distinction between the two books in terms of the God there and I agree with Al's take here.

Will say that overall, in my opinion, God as he's described across works of all three religions is pretty horrible. One example- that time when a bunch of children insulted Prophet Elisha by calling him bald and he + He summoned a bunch of bears to maul them all to death. Yeah.

[America Needs R'hllor]

I'm not answering this poll because there should be no Christian focus on the distinction between the two books in terms of the God there and I agree with Al's take here.

Will say that overall, in my opinion, God as he's described across works of all three religions is pretty horrible. One example- that time when a bunch of children insulted Prophet Elisha by calling him bald and he + He summoned a bunch of bears to maul them all to death. Yeah.

It is likely that the term was used up until the age of thirty or forty. Beyond that, it is generally considered normative to “curse God and die.” The Book of Job is indeed foremost among theological texts on the subject, if you’re actually interested in it.

Most interpreters agree that Elisha did send bears to maul them to death. What's not agreed is whether it was him or God (I don't see how the former makes sense- curses in the bible only work if God wills it) and whether they meant that he's literally bald or that he stole their job. That's not very nice!