Flowers of evil: Constructing the wicked in Wisdom of Solomon
The distinction between the good and the wicked is common in wisdom literature. Although the distinction can be viewed as ubiquitous, I would like to problematize it by considering the literary device deployed in constructing the archetypes of the good and the wicked. Specifically, I analyze the dep...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Sage
2021
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Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Год: 2021, Том: 31, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 108-121 |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Bibel. Мудрость (мотив)
/ Праведник
/ gut (немецкий яз.)
/ böse (Слово)
/ Добродетель (мотив)
/ Бог (мотив)
/ Божья помощь
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| Индексация IxTheo: | HB Ветхий Завет HD Ранний иудаизм |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Wisdom of Solomon
B Social theories B Virtue |
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| Итог: | The distinction between the good and the wicked is common in wisdom literature. Although the distinction can be viewed as ubiquitous, I would like to problematize it by considering the literary device deployed in constructing the archetypes of the good and the wicked. Specifically, I analyze the depiction of the wicked in chapters 1–6 in Wisdom of Solomon and argue that the construction of the wicked in Wisdom is indispensable in understanding how the righteous obtain wisdom through divine protection and acceptance of divine provision. First, I offer a close reading of the text, mainly Chapters 1–6, and parse out the ways of depicting the wicked in Wisdom of Solomon. In particular, I highlight the “collectivity” of the crowd, as opposed to a “single” righteous individual or group. Social theories of the crowd are critical to my formulation of the characteristics of the wicked. Second, I examine the relationship between the wicked and the righteous, and propose the idea of “a mirror effect” in these antithetical depictions. The mirror effect exhibits didactic values, as it instructs one to pursue righteousness and shun from evil. Third, I focus on the interaction between God, the righteous, and the wicked and suggest that divine intervention in helping the righteous stand firm among the wicked manifests both divine justice and divine mercy. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09518207211042819 |