Wisdom in Ancient IsraelJohn Day, Robert P. Gordon, Hugh Godfrey Maturin Williamson In this collection, an international group of specialists considers the nature of wisdom in relation to the thought world of the ancient Near East and its impact on the rest of the Old Testament. In addition to full coverage of the wisdom books and other literature most frequently thought to have been influenced by them, thematic studies also introduce the principal comparative sources among Israel's neighbors and discuss the place of wisdom in Israelite religion, theology and society. |
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... studies also introduce the principal comparative sources among Israel's neighbours and discuss the place of wisdom in Israelite religion , theology and society . Each essay includes a useful survey of relevant recent studies , and the ...
... studies also introduce the principal comparative sources among Israel's neighbours and discuss the place of wisdom in Israelite religion , theology and society . Each essay includes a useful survey of relevant recent studies , and the ...
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... Studies , University of Oxford 71 5 The limits of theodicy as a theme of the book of Job E. W. NICHOLSON , Provost of Oriel College , Oxford 6 Qoheleth OTTO KAISER , Emeritus Professor of Old Testament , University of Marburg / Lahn 7 A ...
... Studies , University of Oxford 71 5 The limits of theodicy as a theme of the book of Job E. W. NICHOLSON , Provost of Oriel College , Oxford 6 Qoheleth OTTO KAISER , Emeritus Professor of Old Testament , University of Marburg / Lahn 7 A ...
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... Studies , University College of North Wales , Bangor 15 Ecclesiasticus : a tract for the times 170 JOHN G. SNAITH , Lecturer in Hebrew and Aramaic , University of Cambridge 16 The Christian use and the Jewish origins of the Wisdom of ...
... Studies , University College of North Wales , Bangor 15 Ecclesiasticus : a tract for the times 170 JOHN G. SNAITH , Lecturer in Hebrew and Aramaic , University of Cambridge 16 The Christian use and the Jewish origins of the Wisdom of ...
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... Studies , Duke University , North Carolina 20 Wisdom and the goddess 234 JUDITH M. HADLEY , Assistant Professor of Old Testament , University of Villanova , Pennsylvania 21 Wisdom at Qumran 244 A. S. VAN DER WOUDE , Emeritus Professor ...
... Studies , Duke University , North Carolina 20 Wisdom and the goddess 234 JUDITH M. HADLEY , Assistant Professor of Old Testament , University of Villanova , Pennsylvania 21 Wisdom at Qumran 244 A. S. VAN DER WOUDE , Emeritus Professor ...
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... Studies D. D. Luckenbill , Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia ( Chicago , 1926-27 ) Annual of the Swedish Theological Institute Authorized Version Biblical Archaeologist Biblical Archaeology Review Bulletin of the American Schools ...
... Studies D. D. Luckenbill , Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia ( Chicago , 1926-27 ) Annual of the Swedish Theological Institute Authorized Version Biblical Archaeologist Biblical Archaeology Review Bulletin of the American Schools ...
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