Understanding wisdom literature : conflict and dissonance in the Hebrew text /

Penchansky, David.

Understanding wisdom literature : conflict and dissonance in the Hebrew text / David Penchansky. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2012. - xii, 129 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-124) and indexes.

Who are the sages? -- What unity in Proverbs? -- The meaning of the Book of Job -- Wisdom, madness, and folly : the three qoheleths -- Sounds of silence : the absence of covenantal theology in the wisdom literature -- Sophia and Simon : the two poles of Ben Sira's affection -- The conservatism of Pseudo-Solomon.

9780802867063 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802867065 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2011039558


Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1455.P36 2012 / 17575

223/.06

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