The tree of life : an exploration of biblical wisdom literature /
"Since 1990 Roland Murphy's Tree of Life has been a standard introduction to the wisdom literature of the Bible. Now The Tree of Life is available in a third edition, complete with a new preface by the author and a special supplement that surveys the latest developments in wisdom research....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids, Mich. :
William B. Eerdmans,
2002.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Summary: | "Since 1990 Roland Murphy's Tree of Life has been a standard introduction to the wisdom literature of the Bible. Now The Tree of Life is available in a third edition, complete with a new preface by the author and a special supplement that surveys the latest developments in wisdom research. This superb study thoroughly explores the wisdom writings of the Bible, interpreting this literature in a way that illumines the development of Israel's search for wisdom throughout its tumultuous history. Murphy looks at each wisdom book individually -- Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, and Wisdom of Solomon -- and adds to them a discussion of wisdom from other parts of the Old Testament. His careful investigations expose the various guises that wisdom adopts -- the 'fear of the Lord, ' moral formation, the universality of human experience, the mysteries of creation, and others"--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 286 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0802839657 9780802839657 |