The Apocryphal book named the ‘Wisdom of Solomon’ ‘was not written by Solomon, but by a learned Jew living in exile in Egypt in the 1st or 2nd century BC. There was one such person who was the correspondant of Judas Maccabeus, to whom he sent 2 Maccabees as a letter containing news from Jerusalem. Continue reading “#22 Book of the Wisdom of Solomon”
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#4 Book of Job
The book of Job was written before the Patriarchs or any events relating to Israel took place. No events of Hebrew history are mentioned because it predates them. Author: there is a strong argument that Job was Jobab, youngest son of Joktan who lived in about 2200-2500 BC, sometime after the Flood but four generationsContinue reading “#4 Book of Job”
