| Goochem in Mokum, Wisdom in Amsterdam: Papers on Biblical and Related Wisdom Read at the Fifteenth Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Stud Contributor(s): Brooke, George J. (Editor), van Hecke, Pierre (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004314768 ISBN-13: 9789004314764 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $131.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Series: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays is focused on the wisdom traditions of the Hebrew Bible, including the Book of Sira. The Biblical books are read as literary works on their own as well as in an Ancient Near Eastern setting. Some essays scrutinize Greek and Hellenistic wisdom traditions. The authors refrain from a definition of 'wisdom' which would have been a reductionist exercise in view of the great variety of material and the complexity of the perennial problems (wo)mankind is confronted with. |