An Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions
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Overview
It can be a challenge to understand the Hebrew Bible’s wisdom literature and how it relates to biblical history and theology, but John L. McLaughlin makes this complicated genre straightforward and accessible.
This introductory-level textbook begins by explaining the meaning of wisdom to the Israelites and surrounding cultures before moving into the conventions of the genre and its poetic forms. The heart of the book examines Proverbs, Job, Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), and the Deuterocanonical Ben Sira and Wisdom of Solomon. McLaughlin also explores the influence of wisdom throughout the Old Testament and in the New Testament.
Key Features
- Designed especially for beginning students and readers
- Grounded in Mclaughlin’s 25 years of experience teaching Wisdom Literature
- Examines the larger Jewish wisdom tradition beyond the Hebrew Bible into the deuterocanon
Contents
- Introduction: The Nature of Wisdom
- The International Context for Israel’s Wisdom
- The Expression of Wisdom
- Proverbs
- Job
- Qoheleth
- Ben Sira
- The Wisdom of Solomon
- Wisdom Influence in the First Testament
- Wisdom Theology
- The Continuation of Wisdom
Praise for the Print Edition
Offers an excellent, accessible reading of wisdom across the Bible. McLaughlin brings readers into the world of wisdom ranging from Egypt to Mesopotamia, and he masterfully presents the conventions of Hebrew poetry. . . . A pleasure to read, most highly recommended.
—Mark S. Smith, Princeton Theological Seminary
A welcome introduction to an understudied and underappreciated body of biblical literature. McLaughlin provides helpful, concise, and insightful discussions of all of the wisdom books found in the Hebrew Bible and the Deuterocanon.
—Gary N. Knoppers, University of Notre Dame
- Title: An Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions
- Author: John L. McLaughlin
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 217
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Wisdom literature › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Proverbs › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Job › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Sirach › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Wisdom of Solomon › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780802874542, 0802874541
- Resource ID: LLS:NNTRDCTNWTRDTNS
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:52:45Z