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Bodleian Library MS. Laud Gr. 30a
Anonymous
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Bodleian Library MS. Laud Gr. 30a is a specific medieval Greek manuscript (a Byzantine illuminated manuscript containing the Book of Job). It is a primary source object, not a published literary work with a standard title that would have a "translation" in the sense of a published book. While the text of the Book of Job contained within it has been translated into English many times from various Greek and Hebrew sources, the manuscript itself as a specific codex has not been translated, nor is it the type of work that receives a "first English translation." Therefore, it is confirmed that no translation of this specific manuscript exists.
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Can a human ever be truly righteous in the eyes of the divine? This anonymous work contrasts the heavy questions of Job with the sharp call for repentance in the prophets. Readers will find a stark look at the gap between human morality and God's absolute precision.