Understanding Wisdom Literature
Conflict and Dissonance in the Hebrew Text
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2012
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-0-8028-6706-3 (ISBN)
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-0-8028-6706-3 (ISBN)
Israelite wisdom, literature, David Penchansky argues, records the disputes of ancient sages over basic human questions: What is the purpose of life? Is God just? Why do we suffer? Does God even exist? Penchansky sees confl icting answers to these questions in Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Ben Sira, and the Wisdom of Solomon -- and does not try to harmonize them. Instead, he fi nds meaning in the very dissonance and contradiction within these texts.
Employing the latest scholarship yet remaining accessible to nonspecialists and students, Penchansky strikingly focuses on the -big picture- behind wisdom literature -- making it easy for readers to follow and appreciate these challenging texts -- without undermining each book's distinctive features. In the process, Penchansky opens up this rich and fertile vein of Israelite thought and demonstrates the renewed relevance of ancient Hebrew wisdom for today.
Employing the latest scholarship yet remaining accessible to nonspecialists and students, Penchansky strikingly focuses on the -big picture- behind wisdom literature -- making it easy for readers to follow and appreciate these challenging texts -- without undermining each book's distinctive features. In the process, Penchansky opens up this rich and fertile vein of Israelite thought and demonstrates the renewed relevance of ancient Hebrew wisdom for today.
David Penchansky is professor of theology at the Universityof St. Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota. His other booksinclude Twilight of the Gods: Polytheism in the HebrewBible and What Rough Beast? Images of God in theHebrew Bible.,
Verlagsort | Grand Rapids |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 200 g |
Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8028-6706-5 / 0802867065 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8028-6706-3 / 9780802867063 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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