Wisdom Literature: A Theological History
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2007
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Wisdom Literature: A Theological History
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Louisville
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Westminster John Knox
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The Old Testament's wisdom literature offers one of the most intriguing collections of biblical books (Proverbs, Job, the Psalms about Torah and wisdom, Ecclesiastes, Qoheleth, Ben Sira, and the Wisdom of Solomon). In this magisterial textbook, preeminent wisdom scholar Leo G. Perdue sets each book of wisdom in its historical context, examining the conditions that produced the book and shaped its thinking. This allows him to show how wisdom thought changed over time in response to shifting historical and social conditions. In addition to analyzing the historical setting of wisdom, Perdue discerns the theological themes and theological developments within this rich literature.
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Contents: Introducing the historical theology of wisdom literature -- Salvation history, covenant, creation, and providence -- The book of Proverbs -- Exilic wisdom and the Babylonian sapiential tradition: the book of Job -- Scribalism and the Torah in the wisdom tradition -- Wisdom and Egyptian and Hellenistic skepticism: the book of Qoheleth -- Hellenistic wisdom in Judah: the book of Ben Sira -- Wisdom and Alexandrian Hellenism: the wisdom of Solomon -- The historical theology of wisdom literature: conclusions.
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Psalms
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Proverbs
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Job
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Qoheleth
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Ben Sira
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16^18
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Ben Sira
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24
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Ben Sira
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33
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Ben Sira
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39
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Ben Sira
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42^43
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30/06/2008
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16 047