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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.
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.
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