tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138339108561346110.post7334248437674804919..comments2023-06-08T07:11:10.992-05:00Comments on AJ: Job... A Fable?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03073939482928485198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138339108561346110.post-91779201498777516282013-01-22T09:06:03.407-05:002013-01-22T09:06:03.407-05:00Hey Jerome,
Those that believe say it's a par...Hey Jerome, <br />Those that believe say it's a parable, like the ones Jesus told in the New Testament (Prodigal Son, Good Samaritan).<br /><br />As for how they came up with it, there are a number of reasons they say Job is a parable.<br />- The Land of Uz (a fictional place that doesn't appear anywhere else in scripture or history)<br />- The way God intereacts with Job is unlike anywhere else in the OT.<br />- The way it is written is like poetry/a play<br />- The numbers 7 & 3 appear repeatedly (as was custom for parables of the day)<br /><br />Markusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138339108561346110.post-88771792144916245842013-01-22T08:53:18.224-05:002013-01-22T08:53:18.224-05:00I would like to know theycome up with that theory?...I would like to know theycome up with that theory? We got to remember that the bible is the true Word of God and and God breathed. God would not put things like that in the bible if it weren't trueAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818139424159496256noreply@blogger.com