The wisdom of the Aramaic book of Ahiqar: unravelling a discourse of uncertainty and distress

"This book offers fresh readings of the Aramaic book of Ahiqar, an oft underappreciated ancient wisdom text. In undertaking a comprehensive literary analysis, incorporating both the drama and the sayings together, Bledsoe shows that Ahiqar's didactic impulse is founded on a sense of uncert...

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Main Author: Bledsoe, Seth A. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2021]
In: Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements (volume 199)
Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Bledsoe, Seth A., The wisdom of the Aramaic book of Ahiqar : unravelling a discourse of uncertainty and distress] (2024) (Becking, Bob, 1951 -)
Series/Journal:Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements volume 199
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Altes Testament. Apocrypha. Ahiqar
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Wisdom Literature Comparative studies
B Thesis
B Ahikar (Folktale)
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Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"This book offers fresh readings of the Aramaic book of Ahiqar, an oft underappreciated ancient wisdom text. In undertaking a comprehensive literary analysis, incorporating both the drama and the sayings together, Bledsoe shows that Ahiqar's didactic impulse is founded on a sense of uncertainty about life, offering advice for those in times of distress, much like the titular character himself. While Ahiqar shares many features with instructional literature like Proverbs, the ambiguous cosmic and social order imagined in the text resonate more strongly with the likes of Qoheleth or Job. Bledsoe also takes seriously the Elephantine context, suggesting that the social and political ethic evinced by the work would have resonated strongly with the Judean community in Achaemenid Egypt"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004473114