THE UNITY OF THE BOOK Before around A.D. 1900, the unity of the book was unquestioned. Since that time, many liberal scholars, on flimsy grounds, have taught that the book is not a unity but that it is a compilation of the writings of two or more authors. The author of this commentary firmly believes that Ezekiel is a unitary work, the work of the prophet Ezekiel. VI. THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE BOOK The Old Testament has 17 historical books (Genesis through Esther), 5 poetical books (Job through Song
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