An Israelite wisdom writer preserving righteous suffering and divine counsel
Tanakh Book
Job
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c. 7th–4th c. BCE
Israel learning wisdom, suffering, righteousness, humility, and the sovereignty of God
Songs and Wisdom of Israelites
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