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Wisdom literature : a theological history / Leo G. Perdue.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Louisville : Westminster John Knox Press, c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 415 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780664229191 (alk. paper)
  • 0664229190 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 223/.06 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1455 .P424 2007
Contents:
Introducing the historical theology of wisdom literature -- Salvation history, covenant, creation, and providence -- The book of Proverbs -- Exilic wisdom and the Babylonian sapiential tradition: the book of Job -- Scribalism and the Torah in the wisdom tradition -- Wisdom and Egyptian and Hellenistic skepticism: the book of Qoheleth -- Hellenistic wisdom in Judah: the book of Ben Sira -- Wisdom and Alexandrian Hellenism: the wisdom of Solomon -- The historical theology of wisdom literature: conclusions.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-415).

Introducing the historical theology of wisdom literature -- Salvation history, covenant, creation, and providence -- The book of Proverbs -- Exilic wisdom and the Babylonian sapiential tradition: the book of Job -- Scribalism and the Torah in the wisdom tradition -- Wisdom and Egyptian and Hellenistic skepticism: the book of Qoheleth -- Hellenistic wisdom in Judah: the book of Ben Sira -- Wisdom and Alexandrian Hellenism: the wisdom of Solomon -- The historical theology of wisdom literature: conclusions.