Job hypothesis

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Job hypothesis. That Jeremiah wrote Job.

Ezekiel 14:14, Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 14:20, Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.

Ezekiel 28:3, Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:

James 5:11, Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

Jeremiah 25:20, And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

Lamentations 4:21, Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.

Job 1:1, There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

 

[Deacon]

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

 

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New Was the title an Autocorrect error?

Worse. I misread the word.

HYPOTHESIS - Where did you get this idea from?

The question was simply about the authorship of the book of Job.
What can be deduced from the word of God.
The order wasn't Noah, Job then Daniel. And the name of the location was used twice by Jeremiah. Jeremiah is a prophet.
And his authorship is a guess. It has been conjectured to be written by Moses and in the days of Abram. I personally have no reason not to believe the account of Job to be true.

Do you have any other evidence of your theory?

The order Ezekiel gave the names.

 

[Deacon]

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.

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

Rob

 

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It, like many OT books, does not claim a particular author.