<P> Rabbinic tradition ascribes the authorship of Job to Moses , but scholars generally agree that it was written between the 7th and 4th centuries BCE , with the 6th century BCE as the most likely period for various reasons . The anonymous author was almost certainly an Israelite , although he has set his story outside Israel , in southern Edom or northern Arabia , and makes allusion to places as far apart as Mesopotamia and Egypt . According to the 6th - century BCE prophet Ezekiel , Job was a man of antiquity renowned for his righteousness , and the book 's author has chosen this legendary hero for his parable . </P>
when was the book of job written in the bible
between the 7th and 4th centuries BCE