JOKES IN THE BIBLE.
Sir- B.S.) CGNewsBrighton) refers to what he calls a joke in the book of Job as a sample of Hebrew humour. Unfortunately for "K.S.," the book of Job is not of Hebrew origin, but has been cribbed from a "Gentile" manuscript by an enterprising Hebrew. The compilers, or selectors, must have had some difficulty with the chronology of Job, but the date they arrived at corresponds with the time when the Hebrews were supposed to be in Egypt. Job is too scientific to be a Hebrew work, and the references to astronomy are in Greek terms. The book of Jonah is also by a "Gentile" writer and is really a satire on the Hebrews, so the "satirical joke" is against them.
OLIVER
(Te Awamutu).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 118, 26 September 1941, Page 4
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