Wisdom: The Collected Articles of Norman Whybray

Margaret Barker

Contents: Foreword: making waves gently: the contribution of Norman Whybray to British Old Testament scholarship, David J.A. Clines; Introduction: an overview of Norman Whybray's wisdom articles, Katharine J. Dell. Introductory Wisdom Articles: Proverbs, book of; Slippery words: IV. Wisdom; Ecclesiastes; wisdom literature. Proverbs: Proverbs VIII 22-31 and its supposed prototypes; Some literary problems in Proverbs I-IX; Yahweh-sayings and their contexts in Proverbs, 10,1-22,16; Poverty, wealth and point of view in Proverbs; Thoughts on the composition of Proverbs 10-29; The structure and composition of Proverbs 22:17-24:22. Ecclesiastes/Qoheleth: Qoheleth the immoralist? (Qoh. 7:16-17); Conservatisme et radicalisme dans Qohelet; The identification and use of quotations in Ecclesiastes; Qoheleth, preacher of joy; Ecclesiastes 1:5-7 and the wonders of nature; 'A time to be born and a time to die'. Some observations on Ecclesiastes 3:2-8. Job: Two Jewish theologies: Job and Ecclesiastes; Wisdom, suffering and the freedom of God in the Book of Job. Ecclesiasticus/Ben Sira: Ben Sira and history. The Social Context of Wisdom: Wisdom literature in the reigns of David and Solomon; The social world of the wisdom writers; The sage in the Israelite royal court. Wisdom in Relation to Prophets and Psalms: Prophecy and wisdom; The wisdom psalms; Psalm 119: profile of a psalmist. Linking up With a Wider Theological Theme: 'Shall not the judge of all the earth do what is just?' God's oppression of the innocent in the Old Testament. Index.