Old Testament Wisdom has introduced thousands of students to biblical wisdom. Now you can add it to your digital library and benefit from this fantastic resource, as well!
As an introduction to the study of wisdom literature in the Bible, Old Testament Wisdom is perfectly suited to the student or armchair theologian. This textbook is listed on a multitude of syllabi and bibliographies for Old Testament studies, from institutions as diverse as Fuller Theological Seminary, Ashland Theological Seminary, Hartford Seminary, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Yale Divinity School. In fact, if you enrolled in an introductory course on OT wisdom literature today, chances are Crenshaw's text would be either required or recommended reading.
When Old Testament Wisdom first appeared in 1981, it was praised and widely adopted as a tool that equipped students of the Bible to understand the wisdom literature of the Old Testament (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and Song of Solomon). At that time, new perspectives on biblical theology, an increasing awareness of ancient Near Eastern texts resembling biblical wisdom, and an emerging interest in ethnic proverbs were just the beginning of what was to become a dramatic outpouring of scholarship on wisdom literature.
In this expanded edition, James Crenshaw takes stock of the wealth of new material produced by contemporary interpreters. Liberation and feminist critics, scholars in comparative religion, specialists in devotional theology, and researchers exploring educational systems in the ancient Near East all have enriched our understanding of wisdom literature in recent years, and all receive insightful treatment in this new volume. Now as before, Crenshaw's Old Testament Wisdom is an invaluable asset for anyone wishing to understand the rich and complex legacy of wisdom literature.
