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1 | When was the Book of Job first published | Job | greentwiga | 142319 | ||
There are some internal hints to the age. Various social patterns the kesitah the piece of silver, living past 100, measuring wealth in cattle, and being the family priest could mean it is as old as Abraham (1800 BC). Mentions of the people that attack (Sabean and Chaldean), the use of camels, and the use of iron mean a date as late as 1200 BC.You might be able to find more. A safe guess would be 1500 BC (Before Moses) Of course the writing could be later, but too much later would eliminate proper cultural clues. Remember, Hebrew writing was not invented till much later, so the "author" might just be the person who wrote the oral story passed down for generations. The real author would be the one who composed the oral story. Greentwiga |
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2 | When was the Book of Job first published | Job | BibleVerse | 142324 | ||
Moses is generally credited with writing the account of Job’s experiences. He could have known about Job when he spent 40 years in Midian and may have heard of Job’s final outcome and death when Israel was near Uz toward the end of its wilderness journey. If Moses completed the book of Job about the time of Israel’s entry into the Promised Land in 1473 B.C.E. (probably not long after Job’s death), this would place the time of Job’s trial about 1613 B.C.E., for Job lived 140 years after his trial was over.—Job 42:16, 17. | ||||||
3 | When was the Book of Job first published | Job | greentwiga | 142367 | ||
I was only going by evidence in the Bible. (except for the known history of writing) Moses is a logical guess, but just a human guess. Moses (or the writer)did not have to meet Job directly, but he could have heard the story. Therefore, It could have been earlier. Most date the Exodus to 1446, and the entrance into the promised land in 1406 ( I date it about 1390) This puts the earliest possible date to 1546 (1530 by my reckoning.) By this dating, my statement of about 1500 is about right, but a statement of about 1600 would be just as valid. If we agree on the statement of about 1600, I would be content. One thing to note is that all the translators from the earliest (eg septuagint, syriac, and aramiac) to the most recent have trouble translating because of the many unusual words. This argues against being composed by Moses (though he could have written down the story told him) because writers tend to use the same words and style. Thus the only real evidence that we have is what is in the Bible, and by that evidence, we have a wide range of possibilities. Greentwiga |
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