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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      July 2022
      June 2022
      ISBN:
      9781108673082
      9781108483162
      9781108716475
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108673082
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.905kg, 532 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.764kg, 532 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Judaism, Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Religion
      Collection:
      The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy and Religion
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    Subjects:
    Judaism, Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Religion
    Collection:
    The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy and Religion
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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.

    Reviews

    ‘… a splendid “Companion” to this body of literature.’

    John Jarick Source: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

    ‘I highly recommend this collection of essays: they are current, well-researched, and excellent introductions to many aspects of biblical wisdom literature at a time of both turmoil and creativity in the field.’

    Douglas B. Miller Source: Review of Biblical Literature

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