status of Elihu's interruption and didactic sermon because of his sudden appearance and disappearance from the text. Even scholars who regard the Book of Job as a literary composition by a single author tend to see in Elihu's speeches an early addition or commentary to the original book. He is not mentioned in Job 2:11, in which Job's friends are introduced, nor is he mentioned at all in the epilogue, 42:7–10, in which God expresses anger at Job's friends. His speech contains more Aramaisms than the rest of the book. Possible authorship According to Albert Barnes, John Lightfoot and others, the Book of Job was probably written by Elihu. See also Bildad Eliphaz Zophar References Book of Job people People whose existence is disputed