Dillon argues that Job, Koheleth (the Preacher of Ecclesiastes) and Agur of Proverbs 30 were philosophical sceptics whose doubts were later softened by pious editors. He offers his own translations from what he calls the restored primitive Hebrew text, reading Koheleth’s God as an impersonal Eternal Will.
A provocative 1895 study, more speculative than modern scholarship would allow, for readers interested in doubt within the Bible. Download the free EPUB.