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Job 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is anonymous; most scholars believe it was written around 6th century BCE.
Scroll of Book of Job, in Hebrew. A clear majority of rabbis saw Job as having in fact existed as a historically factual figure. According to a minority view, Job never existed. [9] In this view, Job was a literary creation by a prophet who used this form of writing to convey a divine message. On the other hand, the Talmud (in Tractate Baba ...
Job 22 is the 22nd chapter of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is anonymous; most scholars believe it was written around 6th century BCE. [3] [4] This chapter records the speech of Job, which belongs to the Dialogue section of the book, comprising Job 3:1–31:40. [5] [6]
A scroll of the Book of Job, in Hebrew. The Book of Job consists of a prose prologue and epilogue narrative framing poetic dialogues and monologues. [4] It is common to view the narrative frame as the original core of the book, enlarged later by the poetic dialogues and discourses, and sections of the book such as the Elihu speeches and the wisdom poem of chapter 28 as late insertions, but ...
This is also the meaning of the only two identical occurrences of bene ha elohim in the Hebrew Bible (Job 1:6 and 2:1), and of the most closely related expressions (refer to the list above). In the Septuagint , the interpretive reading "angels" is found in Codex Alexandrinus , one of four main witnesses to the Greek text.
Elihu (Hebrew: אֱלִיהוּא ’Ĕlīhū’, 'my God is he') is a critic of Job and his three friends in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Job. He is said to have been the son of Barachel and a descendant of Buz, who may have been from the line of Abraham (Genesis 22:20–21 mentions Buz as a nephew of Abraham).
Zophar (20:1–29) Job (21:1–34) Round Three (22:1–27:23) Interlude – A Poem on Wisdom (28:1–28) Job's Summing Up (29:1–31:40) The Dialogue section is composed in the format of poetry with distinctive syntax and grammar. [5] Chapter 19 is largely a lament that can be divided into several parts: [11] Job's lament to God and the people ...
Job 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The book is anonymous; most scholars believe it was written around 6th century BCE.