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Is there any evidence in The Book of Job that would place it historically in a specific time of Hebrew history?  In other words, was Job a real person, a historical Jew or Arab or is The Book of Job an allegorical tale? 

Which of the theologians in the video do you most agree with on this point?  Does the answer to this question make any theological difference to you?

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