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II. THE DIALOGUE CONCERNING THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE-HUMAN RELATIONSHIP 3:1--42:6 >
B. The First Cycle of Speeches between Job and His Three Friends chs. 4-14 >
3. Bildad's first speech ch. 8 >
The evidence from history 8:8-10
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Bildad's authority for his view comes out clearly in this section. The viewpoint Eliphaz and he espoused had the backing of many authorities from the past. Their's was not some new theory but one that had generations of support in their educational system. Bildad would have loved the song "Tradition!"from Fiddler on the Roof.
"Bildad's position is that what is true is not new, and what is new is not true."53
However many heresies have long and impressive pedigrees.
