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The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature

Part of Cambridge Companions to Religion

Editor: Katherine J. Dell, University of Cambridge

Tremper Longman III, Suzanna Millar, Knut Heim, Mark Sneed, Katharine J. Dell, David Firth, Christopher B. Ansberry, Will Kynes, Mette Bundvad, J. L. Andruska, Simon Chi-chung Cheung, Michael C. Legaspi, Seth A. Bledsoe, Joachim Schaper, David A. Skelton, Michael V. Fox, Noga Ayali-Darshan, Paul Alain Beaulieu, Zoltán Schwáb, Peter T. H. Hatton, William P. Brown, Arthur Jan Keefer

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Date Published: June 2022
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isbn: 9781108716475

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Study of the wisdom literature in the Hebrew Bible and the contemporary cultures in the ancient Near Eastern world is evolving rapidly as old definitions and assumptions are questioned. Scholars are now interrogating the role of oral culture, the rhetoric of teaching and didacticism, the understanding of genre, and the relationship of these factors to the corpus of writings. The scribal culture in which wisdom literature arose is also under investigation, alongside questions of social context and character formation. This Companion serves as an essential guide to wisdom texts, a body of biblical literature with ancient origins that continue to have universal and timeless appeal. Reflecting new interpretive approaches, including virtue ethics and intertextuality, the volume includes essays by an international team of leading scholars. They engage with the texts, provide authoritative summaries of the state of the field, and open up to readers the exciting world of biblical wisdom.
- Offers a high quality overview of the state of studies of the wisdom literature at the present time
- Makes the volume user-friendly and accessible as a reference book to a wide range of readers
- Provides depth and breadth to readers with a range of relevant topics and overviews by key scholars
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'… a splendid “Companion” to this body of literature.' John Jarick, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

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Product details
- Date Published: June 2022
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108716475
- length: 375 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 151 x 28 mm
- weight: 0.764kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. The Context of Wisdom Literature:
1. Introduction the editors
2. The scope of wisdom literature Tremper Longman III
3. The multiple genres of wisdom Suzanna Millar
4. The literary context(s) and development of wisdom literature in ancient Israel Knut Heim
5. The scribal world Mark Sneed
6. Theological themes in the 'wisdom literature': proverbs, job and ecclesiastes Katharine J. Dell
7. The solomonic connection David Firth
Part II. Wisdom Literature in the Hebrew Bible:
8. Proverbs Christopher B. Ansberry
9. Job Will Kynes
10. Ecclesiastes/Qoheleth Mette Bundvad
11. The song of songs J. L. Andruska
12. Wisdom psalms Simon Chi-chung Cheung
13. Wisdom's wider resonance Michael C. Legaspi
Part III. Wisdom Literature Beyond the Hebrew Bible:
14. Ben Sira/Sirach Seth A. Bledsoe
15. Wisdom of Solomon Joachim Schaper
16. Wisdom at Qumran David A. Skelton
17. Egyptian wisdom Michael V. Fox and Suzanna Millar
18. Syro-Palestinian wisdom Noga Ayali-Darshan
19. Mesopotamian wisdom Paul Alain Beaulieu
Part IV. Themes in the Wisdom Literature:
20. Creation in the wisdom literature Zoltán Schwáb
21. Reward and retribution Peter T. H. Hatton
22. From rebuke to testimony to proverb: wisdom's many pedagogies William P. Brown
23. The wisdom literature and virtue ethics Arthur Jan Keefer
Bibliography
Index of Subjects.
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Editor
Katherine J. Dell, University of Cambridge
Katharine Dell is Reader in Old Testament Literature and Theology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of St. Catharine's College. She is the author of The Book of Proverbs in Social and Theological Context, Interpreting Ecclesiastes: Readers Old and New, and The Solomonic Corpus of 'Wisdom' and its Influence.
Associate Editor
Suzanna R. Millar, University of Edinburgh
Suzanna Millar is a Chancellor's Fellow in Hebrew Bible at the University of Edinburgh and assistant director of its Centre for Theology and Public Issues. She is the author of Genre and Openness in Proverbs.
Arthur Jan Keefer, Eton College
Arthur Keefer is Schoolmaster and Chaplin in the Divinity Department of Eton College. He is the author of The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics.
Contributors
Tremper Longman III, Suzanna Millar, Knut Heim, Mark Sneed, Katharine J. Dell, David Firth, Christopher B. Ansberry, Will Kynes, Mette Bundvad, J. L. Andruska, Simon Chi-chung Cheung, Michael C. Legaspi, Seth A. Bledsoe, Joachim Schaper, David A. Skelton, Michael V. Fox, Noga Ayali-Darshan, Paul Alain Beaulieu, Zoltán Schwáb, Peter T. H. Hatton, William P. Brown, Arthur Jan Keefer