Job hypothesis

Was the title an Autocorrect error?

HYPOTHESIS - Where did you get this idea from?
As you note, Jeremiah used the name “Ur” only twice in all his recorded writings.
It is mentioned in Genesis a few times, although its location still remains shrouded.
The evidence you offer of Jeremiah’s authorship of Job is less than credible.
Do you have any other evidence of your theory?

Rob

 

I only recently studied the book of Job.
It needs to be read slowly, most of it is poetry.

The Hebrew in Job exhibits a mixture of characteristics, some spellings are quite old while other words are Aramaic.

Many commentators feel the story of Job was an ancient oral tradition, particularly since there are no overt mentions of Jewish law.

Job is classified as Wisdom Literature.
It does not necessarily have to be a wholly factual account (somewhat like a NT parable) as long as the wisdom in the message communicates God’s message.
It, like many OT books, does not claim a particular author.
It probably was compiled over the ages by a number of contributors. At one point in its history it was transferred into written form. That’s what we have today.

We learn from the book of Job:

1. God allows Job’s suffering but is not the cause of it;
2. Job is not punished for any sin in his life (meaning that suffering is not necessarily punitive);
3. Job’s response to his suffering is a test of his faith;
4. there remains a mystery to undeserved suffering (as we infer from the diving voice from the whirlwind, which leads Job to see that he cannot understand all the mysteries of the universe);
5. suffering serves the redemptive purpose of deepening Job’s faith in God and drawing Job closer to God.

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Literary Introductions to the Books of the Bible. By Leland Ryker. Crossway. 2015. P. 173-4.​

Rob