Clifford, Richard J <br/><br/>
The Wisdom Literature 

 - Nashville  Abingdon Press  1998 
 - 181p 
<br/><br/> includes index and biblioraphy 
<br/><br/>Our quest and the Bible`s Wisdom .........17  Initial reactions to biblical wisdom ........17  MOdern wisdom literature ........19  Biblical wisdom literature ....20  Recommended reading ............21  2. Wisdom literature in the ancient near east ...........23  Mesopotamia ............25  Mesopotamian social location ..............32  Egyptian social location .........37  Canan ............38  Recommended reading ...........40  3. The book of Proverbs ...........42  literary structure and purpose .........43  Genres..........46  Social Location .......48  Main assumption and concepts ........49  Analyses of Representative texts...........56  Recommended reading ........68  4. The book of Job ...........69  Comparable ancient near eastern literature ..........69  5. The book of qoheleth ............97  6. The wisdom of ben sira ........115  The wisdom of Solomon...........133  The song of Songs ..........157  Wisdom in Judaism and christianity .........166   
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0687008468     1684 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wisdom Literature<br/>Criticism<br/>Interpretation
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>BC25  / C612