Old Testament wisdom : an introduction /

"In this revised and expanded edition of his best-seller, James Crenshaw takes stock of the dramatic outpouring of scholarship on wisdom literature produced by contemporary interpreters. Liberation and feminist critics, scholars in comparative religion, specialists in devotional theology, and r...

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Main Author: Crenshaw, James L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, ©1998.
Edition:Rev. and enl.
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505 0 |a Introduction: On Defining Wisdom -- 1. The World of Wisdom -- 2. The Sapiential Tradition -- 3. The Pursuit of Knowledge: Proverbs -- 4. The Search for Divine Presence: Job -- 5. The Chasing after Meaning: Ecclesiastes -- 6. The Quest for Survival: Sirach -- 7. The Widening Hunt: Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom Psalms, and Beyond -- 8. Wisdom's Legacy -- 9. Egyptian and Mesopotamian Wisdom Literature. 
520 8 |a "In this revised and expanded edition of his best-seller, James Crenshaw takes stock of the dramatic outpouring of scholarship on wisdom literature produced by contemporary interpreters. Liberation and feminist critics, scholars in comparative religion, specialists in devotional theology, and researchers exploring educational systems in the ancient Near East all have enriched our understanding of wisdom literature in recent years, and all receive insightful treatment in this new volume."--Back cover. 
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