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\Job, Book of\ |
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The Book of Job is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanach. |
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sentiment and language to those in the Psalms and Proverbs (see |
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sentiment and language to those in the Psalms and Proverbs (see |
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to have been written in the time of David and Solomon. Others |
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to have been written in the time of David and Solomon. Others |
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Isaiah, or perhaps more probably by Moses, who was "learned in |
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Isaiah, or perhaps by Moses, who was "learned in |
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This book was apparently well known in the days of Ezekiel, |
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This book was apparently well known in the days of Ezekiel, |
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Scriptures used by our Lord and his apostles, and is referred to |
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Scriptures used by Jesus and his apostles, and is referred to |
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Sir J. W. Dawson in "The Expositor" says: "It would now seem that the language and theology of the book of Job can be better explained by supposing it to be a portion of Minean [Southern Arabia] literature obtained by Moses in Midian than in any other way. This view also agrees better than any other with its references to natural objects, the art of mining, and other matters." |
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Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed |
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Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed |
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