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In 1 Clement, the author quotes Job 19 from the Greek Septuagint translation as one of four proofs that God will raise the dead, reading its promise about flesh very literally, much as some rabbis later argued for resurrection from scripture.
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1000+ CE
LXX Job 19:26
Septuagint
21 Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O friends, for the hand of the Lord is fastening upon me. 22 Why do you pursue me like the Lord, and with my flesh are not satisfied? 23 For how possibly should my words be given over to be written and to be put on a document for eternity 24 with a stylus of iron and in lead? 25 For I know that an eternal one exists, one who is about to free me upon the earth, 26 to raise up my skin, which endures these things. For by the Lord these things were fulfilled in me, 27 of which I myself am aware, which my eye has seen, and not another. And all things have been accomplished through me in my bosom.
Clement of Rome, 1 Clement 26:3
First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
Early Christian
1 Do we then think it to be a great and marvelous thing, if the Creator of the universe shall bring about the resurrection of those that have served Him with holiness in the assurance of a good faith, seeing that He shows to us even by a bird the magnificence of His promise. 2 For He says in a certain place “And You shall raise me up, and I will praise You;” and; “I went to rest and slept, I was awakened, for You are with me.” 3 And again Job says “And You shall raise this my flesh which has endured all these things.”
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Notes and References
“... No conflict with Judaism is in evidence in 1 Clement. Sometimes the author derives doctrinal lessons from the OT: for example, 1 Clement 26 supports the resurrection by a catena of references (Ps 27:7; 3:6; 22:4 LXX; Job 19:26) given an overly literal interpretation in the fashion of some rabbinic interpretations. ...”
Martin, Ralph P.
Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments
(p. 1196) InterVarsity Press, 1997
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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