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The Oxford Handbook of Wisdom and the Bible (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Wisdom and the Bible (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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This collection of leading scholars presents reflections on both
wisdom as a general concept throughout history and cultures, as
well as the contested nature of the category of Wisdom Literature.
The first half of the collection explores wisdom more generally
with essays on its relationship to skill, epistemology, virtue,
theology, and order. Wisdom is examined in a number of different
contexts, such as historically in the Hebrew Bible and its related
cultures, in Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as in Patristic and
Rabbinic interpretation. Additionally, wisdom is examined in its
continuing relevance in Islamic, Jewish, and Christian thought, as
well as from feminist, environmental, and other contextual
perspectives. The second half of the volume considers "Wisdom
Literature" as a category. Scholars address its relation to the
Solomonic Collection, its social setting, literary genres,
chronological development, and theology. Wisdom Literature's
relation to other biblical literature (law, history, prophecy,
apocalyptic, and the broad question of "Wisdom influence") is then
discussed before separate chapters on the texts commonly associated
with the category. Contributors take a variety of approaches to the
current debates surrounding the viability and value of Wisdom
Literature as a category and its proper relationship to the concept
of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible. Though the organization of the
volume highlights the independence of wisdom as concept from
"Wisdom Literature" as a category, seeking to counter the lack of
attention given to this question in the traditional approach, the
inclusion of both topics together in the same volume reflects their
continued interconnection. As such, this handbook both represents
the current state of Wisdom scholarship and sets the stage for
future developments.
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