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An Introduction to the Study of Wisdom Literature

By Stuart Weeks

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An Introduction to the Study of Wisdom Literature

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In contrast to much of the other literature in the Hebrew Bible, the wisdom books - Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes - have little interest in Israel's national history and worship, but focus instead on the needs of each individual, struggling to survive and prosper in a world that can be dangerous and confusing. This introduction to the study of Wisdom Literature is geared to questions of method and approach. The introduction and first chapter examine the basic questions central to the literature. Subsequent chapters outline the content, characteristics, and thought of each book, and discuss the problems involved in approaching and interpreting them. Examination of the biblical wisdom books is followed by a survey and discussion of other Jewish literature with a claim to be called 'wisdom literature', including psalms, and works from the apocrypha and from Qumran. The final chapters turn to more general issues of thought, place, and definition, concluding that wisdom literature must be understood not in terms of a shared origin, theology, or ideology, but as a type of literary discourse.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2010-07-01
Publication Date:
2010-07-01
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567184439
ISBN13:
9780567184436
Weight:
230 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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