Aramaic words found in Job had been leading scholars to lean "toward the end of the Old Testament period" and thus a late writing, but that has recently been challenged … See more

The subject matter by some is believed to be too developed for an early writing, but as … See more

Harris believes dating of Ezekiel is fairly certain at roughly 600 BC, and the mention of Job in that book (14:14, 20) affirms the work being at least prior to that (Harris, 4). Indeed, th… See more

Alden makes no commitment to a dating: Smith makes a commitment, but hedges it: Unger leans toward "Solomonic era" also (Unger, 379), and Cabal et al. say as well it is "perhap… See more

My view of Scripture's formation easily holds to the possibility of a very early, patriarchal date. There appears to be little real evidence to refute that, and in fact much of th… See more