The Book of Job: A Contemporary of King Jehoiakim
The Book of Job: A Contemporary of King Jehoiakim The Book of Job is one of the most mysterious books in the entire Bible. It has been debated whether it should be included at all. If yes, at what point in biblical history does it fit in? The general consensus of scholars suggests that the Book of Job belongs sometime near the patriarch period-specifically near the time of Jacob. Throughout this blog, I will refer to this as the faulty premise. Contrary to popular opinion, I proposed that the Book of Job started to be written much later- sometime during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. It was then completed sometime during the period of the Persian Empire, where Aramaic was the dominating language. Below, I will provide several lines of evidence refuting the common misunderstandings of Job. Is Job a Jew or Gentile? Job is a Gentile due to the following reasons: 1) The Land of Uz-Job 1:1-3, Jeremiah 25:20, Lamentations 4: