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The Wisdom Literature: Interpreting Biblical Texts Series

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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard J. CliffordSeries:Interpreting Biblical TextsPublish date:1998-08-01Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Abingdon PressISBN-13:9780687008469ISBN-10:687008468UPC:9780687008469Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Commentary, Biblical StudiesBook Topic:Old TestamentSize:9.16 x 6.06 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SC18H0E7BQ
In this volume, Richard J. Clifford seeks to make the biblical wisdom literature intelligible to modern readers. It is easy to quote the occasional proverb, say a few things about "the problem of evil" in Job, or quote "vanity of vanities, " but far more rewarding to read the whole book with an appreciative and informed eye. Opening chapters of The Wisdom Literature comment on the striking similarities between ancient and modern "wisdom literature" and on the comparable literature from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Canaan. Thereafter, a chapter is devoted to each biblical wisdom book (Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Sirach, and Wisdom of Solomon), studying not only its content but also its rhetoric -- how it engages the reader.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Abingdon PressISBN-13:9780687008469ISBN-10:687008468UPC:9780687008469Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Commentary, Biblical StudiesBook Topic:Old TestamentSize:9.16 x 6.06 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SC18H0E7BQ
Clifford, Richard J.: - 2008: Boston College School of Theololgy and Ministry 2007: RICHARD J CLIFFORD is Professor of Old Testament, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambrdige, MA
Publisher: Abingdon Press

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