Coyote Finishes His Work Summary

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Is the Coyote’s work every truly finished? According to believers, it is not. Just as Jesus Christ is assumed to rise yet again, though he may not have even rose the first time, so will Coyote, the animal the Nez Perce people worship. Coyote, in “Coyote Finishes His Work,” is the equivalent to what Christians consider Jesus. Both beings are considered divine, though not the most divine, teach their people, and, finally, leave with the empty promise of returning.
Through teachings, Jesus and Coyote show the people of their land to do many things. These things include practically everything from loving thy neighbor as you love yourself to dancing and speaking in different tongues. For instance, “He [Coyote] taught the people how to eat and how to hunt the buffalo and catch eagles. He taught them what roots to eat and how to make a good lodge and what to wear.” In this way, Coyote teaches the Indians and shows them how to live. Jesus Christ’s teachings are different from Coyote’s, but, in some perspectives, they may also be lessons on how to live. In particular, Matthew 7:12 reads, "So in everything, do to …show more content…

However, neither of them are the most godly being in existence. In Jesus’ case, his father, who is considered God, is a more angelic creature than himself. In Coyote’s case, Old Man Above is more seraphic being than him, even telling Coyote what to do in some cases. For instance, when Coyote is making the Indians, he sets them all about the world. He does this, for Old Man Above as he, “wanted the earth to be inhabited all over just not in one or two places.” Old Man also decides when it is Coyote’s time to leave earth and causes him to disappear. In the Bible, Jesus is the son of God who is sent to earth through the pregnancy of a woman called Mary. By God’s will, Jesus does not create the people, but he still watches after them and takes care of them. God even decides when it is Jesus’ time to leave the

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