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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... influenced by them , thematic 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 ...
... influenced by them , thematic 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 ...
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... influence on the wisdom of Israel and its appropriation in the book of Proverbs 55 JOHN DAY , Reader in Biblical Studies , University of Oxford 71 5 The limits of theodicy as a theme of the book of Job E. W. NICHOLSON , Provost of Oriel ...
... influence on the wisdom of Israel and its appropriation in the book of Proverbs 55 JOHN DAY , Reader in Biblical Studies , University of Oxford 71 5 The limits of theodicy as a theme of the book of Job E. W. NICHOLSON , Provost of Oriel ...
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... influence of Egyptian wisdom , Day argues that David , the founder of the Judean court , is more likely to have been influenced by Canaanite practice and so also by Canaanite wisdom . A number of features in the book of Proverbs ( e.g. ...
... influence of Egyptian wisdom , Day argues that David , the founder of the Judean court , is more likely to have been influenced by Canaanite practice and so also by Canaanite wisdom . A number of features in the book of Proverbs ( e.g. ...
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... influence of wisdom circles outside the select ' wisdom canon ' of Proverbs , Ecclesiastes and ( possibly ) Job , perhaps most conspicuously in the Old Testament narrative traditions ( e.g. the Joseph story , the ' Succession Narrative ...
... influence of wisdom circles outside the select ' wisdom canon ' of Proverbs , Ecclesiastes and ( possibly ) Job , perhaps most conspicuously in the Old Testament narrative traditions ( e.g. the Joseph story , the ' Succession Narrative ...
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... influenced narratives in the Old Testament . His own discussion pursues a strongly historical line of inquiry . Comparisons are made between the biblical account of Solomon's reign and West Semitic royal inscriptions of the ninth and ...
... influenced narratives in the Old Testament . His own discussion pursues a strongly historical line of inquiry . Comparisons are made between the biblical account of Solomon's reign and West Semitic royal inscriptions of the ninth and ...
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