Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Poetical Books of the Holy Scriptures: With a Critical and Explanatory Commentary
J' OB A RE Ah person - It has been supposed by some that the Book of Job is an allegory.n'ot areal narrative. On account of the artificial character of many of its statements. Thus the sacred numbers, three and seven, often occur. He had seven thousand sheep. Seven sons, both before and after his trials his three friends sit down With him seven da 8 and seven nights both before and after his trials he had three dau liters. So also the number an form of the speeches of the several speakers seem to be artificial. The name of J ob. Too. Ifisderived from an Arabic word signifying reps-manes. But Ez. 14. 14 (cf. 0. 16. Speaks of J oh in conjunction With Noah and Daniel. Real persons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
