For example in the Hebrew culture it is believed that there is only one God. God created everything and controls everything. In the Greek culture there are several gods which each have their own special region to control like the sky, sea, earth, etc. These two belief systems are demonstrated in the literature of these two cultures. They share many similarities and differences. One of the main similarities between the Hebrew and Greek belief systems is the incredibly strong faith and trust in their gods. One main source of Hebrew literature is the The Bible as/in Literature, by James S. Ackerman. The Bible as/in Literature illustrates the strong beliefs in God through short stories. A few stories in particular do and exceptional job of illustrating the strong belief in God. In the following stories people chose to risk dying without a child, dying period, and being alone in the world just to do what they believe is right. In "The Story of Ruth", Ruth stays with the mother of her dead husband and she remains faithful to her mother-in-law and is eventually rewarded with a new husband, Boaz, and she conceives a child. This story shows how god rewards faithfulness (Ackerman 158). In "The Great Flood", God asks Noah to build an ark and put two of each kind of animal in it to live till the earth is dried up, after the flood. God is flooding the earth because he is not happy with man and Noah is to be spared because he has always done as God asked and never strayed from God. This story shows how God rewards those who never disobey him (55). In "Murder", Cain kills his brother Abel because he is jealous that God has not accepted his sacrifice and has accepted Abel's. Cain is punished severely by God for this. This story shows how Hebrew people always are attempting to please God and how horrible they feel if they can't do so (36). In "The Fiery Furnace", Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refuse to worship the king Nebuchadnezzar rather than God.