Does the Bible present the ultimate deus ex machina?

It's a tad predictable. It would have been fairly simple to make heroes out of our protagonists by presenting an implausible situation whereby they overcome the central conflict of the story (Satan, the antagonist). Curiously, the authors shun character development and have God intervene -in the book's climax, no less.



The deus ex machina is a lazy technique that nonetheless is employed frequently in the tale. At the end, the good guys are abruptly snatched up by God, out of harm's way, literally a deus ex machina.



In the writing establishment, the deus ex is the supreme cop-out. Would even a high school creative writing teacher accept such a conspicuous plot device for closure?Does the Bible present the ultimate deus ex machina?
Interesting observation, deus ex machina has always been considered a cop out in literary circles.



But it is open to interpretation, %26amp; if one considers it a "Plot Device" rather than a "%26lt;insert diety%26gt; appears %26amp; cures all" (Revelation) - well I'd suggest the tatic is used more way more through out the book.



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who caresDoes the Bible present the ultimate deus ex machina?
The Bible is the work of many writers, over a period of ages, and has undergone many translations, interpretations and thus has been changed according to the opinions of the people who did the translations. As such, your rather over simplified analysis doesn't really apply, given these conditions. Consider the Bible as more of a Deus ex Book of Changes.
When the Bible was written, and rewritten, the skills of the authors were pretty archaic. They were not capable of writing what we now call sophisticated fiction.



Originally the Bible was passed down from generation to generation orally and was updated as the civilization developed so that the children could relate to the stories and parables. Once the Bible was transcribed and printed it stopped changing, for the most part. Now it is very difficult to relate to the stories because what were explanations of phenomenon are just accepted science now. It is hard to relate to one book that says that the Earth is 6000 years old when science has proved the Earth to be 15 billion years old. One has proof the other has faith.



Which to believe?Does the Bible present the ultimate deus ex machina?
The bible might look like a book but it's actually a library. God didn't take stylus to papyrus and physically write all the books of the bible at best God dictated them to people with preconceived notions based on their own life experiences which limited their ability to grasp the deeper meaning of the message. Revelations is a book by itself or at the most the last chapter in the acts of the apostles. Many books of the bible relate the actions of mere mortals who did most of the hard work and only claimed divine inspiration.