There is uncertainty about the date of the Book of Job, but it is not considered, in its final form, the oldest book in the Old Testament.
A date in the Persian period (fifth or fourth century BCE) is most favoured, but such estimates are always made with hesitation. The chief reasons usually given for a post-exilic date are the speculative nature of the book's theology, especially compared with the older parts of the Book of Proverbs, and the acquaintance of the author with other Old Testament writings such as Isaiah 40-55. The presence of Satan as a member of God's heavenly court is also usually taken to be an indication that at least in its present form the story is post-exilic, since the only other references to Satan in the Old Testament (Zechariah 3:1 and 1 Chronicles 21:1) are certainly post-exilic.
Some scholars do see parts of Job as much more ancient, whether derived from older written or oral sources. The fragments of a creation story in chapters 38-41 are clearly very ancient. Possible references in chapter 37 to Yahweh as a storm God seem ancient. Some say chapters 1-6 were written in more or less its present form long before the book was completed.
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Job, but it depends on which type of 'oldest' is meant. Job was probably the oldest book written, but Genesis is the oldest chronologically, as in content. Job was probably born in 2900BC and lived for 248 years ie to 2648 BC [as dated by B. Setterfield], while Genesis was written by Moses (1486BC-1406BC : as dated by Ussher) and opens with the Creation of the Earth in 4004BC (Ussher).
Debate exists concerning about the oldest part of the Bible. Some think it is the Book of Job. Some believe it one of the Psalms. Others consider it "The Song of Deborah," in Judges 4.
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It is the oldest book ever written.
No, because Israel begin with Jacobs. Bible Scholar believe that the book of Job is the oldest Bible where I believe that Job is not descendant of Israel. In Job 1:1, it is stated that he comes from the Land of Uz which is a place that is entirely distinct from the Land of Israel. This would mean that he is not an Israelite.
The Bible. ...for further clarifacation search the "gutenburg bible."
Job is the oldest manuscript
Yes, Methuselah is known as the oldest person in the Bible. According to the book of Genesis, he lived for 969 years.