The Wiley Blackwell companion to wisdom literature

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    • Adams, Samuel L.
    • Goff, Matthew J.

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The Wiley Blackwell companion to wisdom literature

edited by Samuel L. Adams and Matthew Goff

(Blackwell companions to religion)

Wiley Blackwell, 2020

  • : hardback

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

A comprehensive introduction to ancient wisdom literature, with fascinating essays on a broad range of topics. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature is a wide-ranging introduction to the texts, themes, and receptions of the wisdom literature of the Bible and the ancient world. This comprehensive volume brings together original essays from established scholars and emerging voices to offer a variety of perspectives on the "wisdom" biblical books, early Christian and rabbinic literature, and beyond. Varied and engaging essays provide fresh insights on topics of timeless relevance, exploring the distinct features of instructional texts and discussing their interpretation in both antiquity and the modern world. Designed for non-specialists, this accessible volume provides readers with balanced coverage of traditional biblical wisdom texts, including Proverbs, Job, Psalms, and Ecclesiastes; lesser-known Egyptian and Mesopotamian wisdom; and African proverbs. The contributors explore topics ranging from scribes and pedagogy in ancient Israel, to representations of biblical wisdom literature in contemporary cinema. Offering readers a fresh and interesting way to engage with wisdom literature, this book: Discusses sapiential books and traditions in various historical and cultural contexts Offers up-to-date discussion on the study of the biblical wisdom books Features essays on the history of interpretation and theological reception Includes essays covering the antecedents and afterlife of the texts Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion series, the Companion to Wisdom Literature is a valuable resource for university, seminary and divinity school students and instructors, scholars and researchers, and general readers with interest in the subject.

目次

Notes on Contributors viii Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xiv Editors' Introduction 1 Samuel L. Adams and Matthew Goff I. Texts 11 1 Proverbs 13 Jacqueline Vayntrub 2 Job 30 Davis Hankins 3 Ecclesiastes 49 Jennie Grillo 4 Psalms 67 William P. Brown 5 Sirach/Ben Sira 87 Bradley C. Gregory 6 Wisdom of Solomon 104 Randall D. Chesnutt 7 Wisdom Texts From the Dead Sea Scrolls 122 Elisa Uusimaki 8 Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes in the Septuagint (LXX) 139 Patrick Pouchelle II. Themes 157 9 The Figure of Solomon 159 Blake A. Jurgens 10 Female Imagery in Wisdom Literature 177 Tova Forti 11 Scribes and Pedagogy in Ancient Israel and Second Temple Judaism 195 Matthew Goff 12 God in Wisdom Literature 213 James L. Crenshaw 13 Jewish Wisdom in the Contest of Hellenistic Philosophy and Culture: Pseudo-Phocylides and Philo of Alexandria 229 Michael Cover 14 Wisdom and Apocalypticism 248 Jason M. Zurawski 15 The Orality of Wisdom Literature 267 Timothy J. Sandoval III. Antecedents 287 16 Ahiqar and Other Legendary Sages 289 Seth A. Bledsoe 17 Wisdom Literature in Egypt 310 Samuel L. Adams 18 Mesopotamian Wisdom 328 Nili Samet IV. Reception 349 19 Wisdom in the New Testament 351 Benjamin Wold 20 Wisdom and the Rabbis 368 Ari Mermelstein 21 The Wisdom Tradition in Early Christianity through Late Antiquity 389 Carson Bay 22 Jewish Sapiential Traditions in the Nag Hammadi Library 412 Dylan M. Burns 23 The Sapiential Books in the Latin Middle Ages 429 Gilbert Dahan 24 The Reception History of Job 447 Mark Larrimore 25 Wisdom from African Proverbs Meets Wisdom from the Book of Proverbs 464 Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele) 26 Cinematic Wisdom: Film and Biblical Wisdom Literature 479 Matthew S. Rindge Index 496

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