The Date of Composition of the Book of Job in the Context of S. D. Luzzatto's Attitude to Biblical Criticism

In 1826, Issachar Baer Blumenfeld published "Das Buch Hiob," a German translation of Job with a commentary in Hebrew, in which he asserted that the book was written during the Babylonian exile. Luzzatto held firmly that the book of Job came from a much earlier period of Israelite history....

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Main Author: Vargon, Shmuel (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Penn Press 2001
In: The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 2001, Volume: 91, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 377-394
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