The book of Job in the Hebrew Bible is found among the books designated Ketuvim ("writings"), along with Ecclesiastes and the Book of Proverbs. All three belong to a genre known as wisdom literature. The books share a common ancient cultural reflection; similar texts are known from Sumer and Babylonia (from the 3rd millennium BCE), Mesopotamia, and the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
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- Do you think Job was right to question God?
- Why do you think the story ends with Job being blessed again?
- What does the Book of Job say about innocent suffering?
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