Wisdom literature
Wisdom literature is foundational to our life and learning.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Nashville
Abingdon Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: McLaughlin, John L., An introduction to Israel's wisdom traditions; Balentine, Samuel E., Wisdom Literature] (2020) (Williamson, Robert)
[Rezension von: Balentine, Samuel E., 1950-, Wisdom literature] (2021) (Zucker, David J., 1942 -) [Rezension von: Balentine, Samuel E., 1950-, Wisdom literature; McLaughlin, John L., An Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions] (2020) (Hankins, Davis) [Rezension von: Balentine, Samuel E., 1950-, Wisdom literature] (2019) (Mantor, Abbie) |
| Series/Journal: | Core Biblical Ser
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | Wisdom literature is foundational to our life and learning. Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- General Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Wisdom and wisdom -- Chapter 1: Proverbs: "Wisdom Begins with the Fear of the Lord" -- Composition History -- Literary Forms -- Sociopolitical Context -- Thematic Coherence -- Chapter 2: Job: "Wisdom, Where Can It Be Found?" -- Form, Structure, and Genre -- A Man Named Job -- For No Reason -- Ultimate Questions, Penultimate Answers -- Wisdom, Where Can It Be Found? Where Is the Place of Understanding? -- Epilogue or Eulogy? -- Chapter 3: Ecclesiastes: "Perfectly Pointless" -- Authorship, Date, and Structure -- Rhetorical Strategy -- Qohelet's Intellectual World -- The End of the Matter -- Chapter 4: Sirach: "All Wisdom Involves Doing the Law" -- Form, Structure, and Rhetorical Strategy -- Ethos and Ethics -- Fear of God, Wisdom, and Law: The Ethics of Submission -- Ben Sira's God: "The Lord Is the All" -- Chapter 5: Wisdom of Solomon: "Doing What Is Right Means Living Forever" -- Historical and Cultural Contexts -- Intellectual Economy -- Key Issues and Theological Themes -- Conclusion: The End of Wisdom -- Notes. |
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| ISBN: | 1426765363 |