Subject: When was the Book of Job first published |
Bible Note: 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 |