In popular perception, Wisdom literature is a "self-help" or
"philosophy" section of the Old Testament library--the odd and
interesting bits of canonical mortar between History and Prophets.
Themes that are prominent elsewhere in the Old Testament receive
only scant attention in the wisdom books. Proverbs, Job, and
Ecclesiastes focus on everyday life rather than on God's special
dealings with the nation of Israel. But Old Testament scholarship
has come to see the wisdom of the wise as reflecting an aspect of
the Israelite worldview, not something totally foreign. The
covenant beliefs are presupposed, even if rarely rising to the
surface. Wisdom must be learned from parents, teachers, and
friends, but it is ultimately a gift from God--not primarily
intellectual but intensely practical. The issues
addressed--justice, faith, wealth, suffering, meaning,
sexuality--are highly relevant today. The focus of this volume is
on both wisdom books and wisdom ideas. The first section surveys
recent developments in the field of Old Testament wisdom, and the
second section discusses some issues that have arisen in Proverbs,
Job, and Ecclesiastes, and examines the Song of Songs as a wisdom
text. The final section explores wisdom in Ruth, in some Psalms,
and in the broader field of Old Testament narrative (from Joshua to
Esther), while also examining wisdom, biblical theology, the
concept of retribution in wisdom, and the vexed issue of divine
absence. The following contributors are featured: Christopher B.
Ansberry Craig G. Bartholomew Lennart Bostroem Ros Clarke Katharine
J. Dell David G. Firth Gregory Goswell Ernest C. Lucas Brittany N.
Melton Simon Stocks Lindsay Wilson
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