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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... instruction in the art of being successful in public affairs . However , this survey of wisdom through the several epochs of ancient Egyptian history shows it to have been much more than utilitarianism in service of the ' upwardly ...
... instruction in the art of being successful in public affairs . However , this survey of wisdom through the several epochs of ancient Egyptian history shows it to have been much more than utilitarianism in service of the ' upwardly ...
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... Instruction of Amenemope closely parallels a section in the book of Proverbs . Whilst in no way denying this , John Day is concerned to highlight the Semitic influences that have also helped shape the biblical wisdom traditions . The ...
... Instruction of Amenemope closely parallels a section in the book of Proverbs . Whilst in no way denying this , John Day is concerned to highlight the Semitic influences that have also helped shape the biblical wisdom traditions . The ...
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... instructional or devotional purposes , which are at any rate unlikely to have originated in the context of temple worship . A few are ' wisdom psalms ' in the sense that certain features in them have affinity with the wisdom writings ...
... instructional or devotional purposes , which are at any rate unlikely to have originated in the context of temple worship . A few are ' wisdom psalms ' in the sense that certain features in them have affinity with the wisdom writings ...
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... Instructions ' which are known to have functioned as school text - books . The paucity of epigraphic evidence for the existence of scribal schools in Israel compared with the more copious information coming out of Egypt and Mesopotamia ...
... Instructions ' which are known to have functioned as school text - books . The paucity of epigraphic evidence for the existence of scribal schools in Israel compared with the more copious information coming out of Egypt and Mesopotamia ...
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Ahiqar allegory Alten Testaments Amenemope Amos ancient Israel Ancient Near East Aramaic Asherah Babylonian Ben Sira Bible biblical book of Job book of Proverbs canon century chapter Christian Daniel deuteronomic deuteronomistic divine Ecclesiastes Ecclesiasticus Ecclus Egypt Egyptian wisdom Emerton Esarhaddon especially evidence fable Gilgamesh God's goddess Greek Hebrew Hosea human i-ix influence inscriptions interpretation Isaiah Israelite Israelite Wisdom J. L. Crenshaw Jeremiah Jerusalem Jewish Job's Judah Kings Lady Wisdom Lemaire literary London Lord Ma'at mantic wisdom Neukirchen-Vluyn noted Old Testament Old Testament theology original Oxford parable passage personified post-exilic prophecy prophetic Prov psalms Psalter Qoheleth Qumran R. N. Whybray reference religious righteous sages Sagesse sapiential scholars schools Semitic Sira Sirach Song statesmen Studies Succession Narrative suggests Sumerian Syriac theme theodicy Torah translation Ugaritic verse viii Weisheit wisdom literature Wisdom of Solomon wisdom psalms wisdom texts wisdom tradition wise words writings Yahweh