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Re: 14 sons 6 daughters Job 42

From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
To: Mark Markham <markhamm AT topsurf.com>
Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: 14 sons 6 daughters Job 42
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:01:18 -0400

At 10:32 PM 9/28/99 +0200, you wrote:

>Job believed in life beyond death. He truly was blessed with double of
>everything. Does this work?

No it doesnt. First, Job 42 says nothing about the dead kids. It only
describes what he gets after his big test. Second, there is no indication
in the text that Job believed in any afterlife. He believed he was going to
Sheol with the rest of dead humanity.

Best,

Jim

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14 sons 6 daughters Job 42, Mark Markham, 09/28/1999
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