The Oxford Handbook of Wisdom and the Bible
Material type: TextPublication details: New York Oxford University Press 2021Description: 683p 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780190661267
- BC25 23 K993
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Reference | DVK Library Reference -> Ground Floor -> BC | BC25 K993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | 11072766 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Wisdom literature,
The Concept of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible,
The concept of wisdom in related cultures,
The concept of wisdom in the modern world,
The category of wisdom literature,
Wisdom literature and other literature
"This volume both reflects on the contested nature of the Wisdom Literature category and takes advantage of the opportunities it presents for reconsidering the concept of wisdom more independently from it. The first half explores wisdom as a concept, with essays on its relationship to skill, epistemology, virtue, theology, and order in the Hebrew Bible, its meaning in related cultures, from Egypt and Mesopotamia to Patristic and Rabbinic interpretation, and, finally, its continuing relevance the modern world, including in Islamic, Jewish, and Christian thought, and from feminist, environmental, and other contextual perspectives. The latter half considers "Wisdom Literature" as a category. Scholars address its relation to the Solomonic Collection, its social setting, literary genres, chronological development, and theology. Wisdom Literature's relation to other biblical literature (law, history, prophecy, apocalyptic, and the broad question of "Wisdom influence") is then discussed before separate chapters on the texts commonly associated with the category. Contributors take a variety of approaches to the current debates surrounding the viability and value of the Wisdom Literature category and its proper relationship to the concept of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible. Though the organization of the volume highlights the independence of wisdom as concept from "Wisdom Literature" as category, seeking to counter the lack of attention given to this question in the traditional approach, the inclusion of both topics together in the same volume reflects their continued interconnection. As such, this handbook both represents the current state of Wisdom scholarship and sets the stage for future developments"-- Provided by publisher.
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