Quote: Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
Matthew Poole reminds that that the Ezekiel (14.14) and James (5.2) confirm that Job was truly a man of God, plus Paul's quotation from this book in 1 Cor. 3.19 all serve together to confirm the authenticity and canonicity of this book.
He also states that the author is unknown for certain, but supposes three possibilities: Job himself, Elihu, or Moses.
I don't have a strong opinion either way. I do believe the timeframe for the story precedes Moses, so Job seems like the best candidate to me, but that doesn't rule out other possibilities. That's just my  | Oh I agree. There's no doubt of it's authenticity. I also think Job is the most likely author. I just wondered how the Hebrews got a hold of it. If Job did predate Moses (which I think he did) then somehow the Hebrews had to pick it up somewhere. But there is no reference to Job until Ezekial (outside of the book of Job itself). That's way I specualted perhaps Abraham or Jethro since it appears that Job's worship style predates the Mosaic economy, and even perhaps the Abrahamic covenant. But Moses never mentions Job. Maybe Melchezidek is another possibility. 
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