RT Book
T1 An introduction to Israel's wisdom traditions
A1 McLaughlin, John L.
LA English
PP Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/175607366X
AB Introduction: The nature of wisdom -- The international context for Israel's wisdom -- The expression of wisdom -- Proverbs -- Job -- Qoheleth -- Ben Sira -- The wisdom of Solomon -- Wisdom influence in the first Testament -- Wisdom theology -- The continuation of wisdom.
AB It can be a challenge to understand the Hebrew Bible's wisdom literature and how it relates to biblical history and theology, but John L. McLaughlin makes this complicated genre straightforward and accessible. This introductory-level textbook begins by explaining the meaning of wisdom to the Israelites and surrounding cultures before moving into the conventions of the genre and its poetic forms. The heart of the book examines Proverbs, Job, Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), and the deuterocanonical Ben Sira and Wisdom of Solomon. McLaughlin also explores the influence of wisdom throughout the Old Testament and in the New Testament. Designed especially for beginning students--and based on twenty-five years of teaching Israel's wisdom literature to university students--McLaughlin's Introduction to Israel's Wisdom Traditions provides an informed, panoramic view of wisdom literature's place in the biblical canon. --! From publisher's description
OP 217
NO Includes bibliographical references and indexes
CN BS1455
SN 1-4674-5056-1
SN 978-1-4674-5056-0
K1 Bible : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Bible
K1 Wisdom Literature : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 RELIGION ; Biblical Studies ; Old Testament
K1 RELIGION ; Biblical Studies ; Wisdom Literature
K1 Wisdom Literature
K1 Criticism, interpretation, etc