The Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom A Theological Introduction to Wisdom in Israel

includes index and biblioraphy

1. The Heart of wisdom : Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job ..............1 Proverbs: The fear of the Lord is the Beginning of wisdom .........5 Ecclesiastes : Fear God, Obey the Commandments, and live in light of the Coming Judgement .......26 The book of Job : Behold, the fear of the Lord is Wisdom ..............43 2. Wisdom Elsewhere in the Old Testament .......63 Other Sources of Wisdom : Deuteronomy, Psalms, Song of Songs, and Prophecy ..........65 Joseph and Daniel : Paragons of Wisdom .........78 Adam and Solomon : From the heights of Wisdom to the Depths of Folly .........94 3. Israel`s Wisdom : Cosmopolitan or Unique .............109 Sources of Wisdom : Experience, Observation, Tradition, Correction and Ultimately revelation ...............111 Wisdom, Creation, and Dis order................127 Israelite wisdom in its ancient near Eastern Setting......147 Wisdom, Covenant, and Law .........163 4. Further Refining our understanding of Wisdom ...........177 The consequences of Wise and foolish behavior: The issues of Retribution theology ............179 Wisdom and Gender ...............199 5. The Afterlife of Israel`s Wisdom ...........215 Interestamental wisdom from the Apocrypha to the Dead sea Scrolls ............219 New Testament Wisdom .............243