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To: Philsworld; Elsie
philsworld, Post #84: And yet, we STILL have this, written by Moses, also the author of the first 5 books of the Old Testament.

Ah, no. Job was the first book, although Moses wrote of the history of Creation in Genesis as directed by God. There were also other writings earlier than that of Moses which are referred to in our Bible canonical writings, but now non-existent, not preserved by God as Holy Scripture for us.

However, one of Job's acquaintances, Eliphaz, was a son of Esau, and the father of Teman, which puts Job's writing of his own experiences about three or four centuries before Moses' writings.

Just a minor point of correction to your narrative, philsworld.

(Sorry, this is an earlier observation, but remaining unsent until this moment, I believe.)

109 posted on 03/24/2024 3:57:32 PM PDT by imardmd1 (To learn is to live; the joy of living: to teach. Fiat Lux!)
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To: Elsie

Hey Elsie, when you open your bible and look at the first 5 books (the Torah), do you see the book of Job?


117 posted on 03/25/2024 5:03:28 AM PDT by Philsworld (It's all short quips and funny memes, until you find that you've come up short in the judgment. )
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