That suffices concerning the numbering of generations and of
times. Now concerning the composition of the account of his
suffering, some say that the prophet Moses wrote the history of Job, and others
that Solomon wrote it, and others say it is by Ezra, who transmitted to the people all of the
Old Testament after the captivity, including Job. But it seems to
me that it was Solomon, since the text is proverbial, like all of the
compositions of Solomon. Others say that is was Jeremiah perhaps who wrote it,
but I do not find that Moses or Jeremiah or Ezra employ this style. But it
is really not important whether any of them wrote it or someone else, for
divinely inspired men wrote these narratives. For if not, why did the Apostle
mention his suffering when he says, “You have heard of the endurance of Job and
you have seen the purpose of the Lord”? (James 5:11) And Ezekiel, in
prophesying, mentioned him with Noah and Daniel: “When I inflict such evils
upon a nation, even if Job and Noah and Daniel were in its midst, they would
save only their own lives.” (Ezekiel 14:14) But they claim that Job’s tomb is now
in Arabia, and the place where he lies suffers from tribulations.