The Vilna Gaon addresses that Talmudic debate by calling this person not a (*) parable but a mashal, or role model.
Rashi suggested that the four messengers received by this person each expired upon completing his mission, while Nachmanides claimed the messengers were all suffering delusions. The Talmudic tractate Baba Bathra debates whether and when this figure existed, with various Rabbis suggesting this person was contemporaneous with Moses, the Babylonian exiles, or Esther. The Vilna Gaon addresses that Talmudic debate by calling this person not a (*) parable but a mashal, or role model. This man says that he will die naked, just as he was born, and that "I know my Redeemer lives." Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar try to convince this man that his present state is the result of his sins. For 10 points, name this Biblical character who helps God win a bet with Satan by retaining his faith despite numerous trials.
Rashi suggested that the four messengers received by this person each expired upon completing his mission, while Nachmanides claimed the messengers were all suffering delusions.
Job [or Iyov; accept “Book of Job” until “this person”]