The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature

Suzanna R. Millar; Arthur Jan Keefer

doi:10.1017/9781108673082

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Edited by Katherine J. Dell, University of Cambridge
Edited in association with Suzanna R. Millar, University of Edinburgh, Arthur Jan Keefer, Eton College

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date: July 2022
Print publication year: 2022
Online ISBN: 9781108673082
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108673082

Subjects: Judaism, Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest
Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion
Collection: The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy and Religion

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Study of the wisdom literature in the Hebrew Bible and the contemporary cultures in the ancient Near Eastern world is evolving rapidly as old definitions and assumptions are questioned. Scholars are now interrogating the role of oral culture, the rhetoric of teaching and didacticism, the understanding of genre, and the relationship of these factors to the corpus of writings. The scribal culture in which wisdom literature arose is also under investigation, alongside questions of social context and character formation. This Companion serves as an essential guide to wisdom texts, a body of biblical literature with ancient origins that continue to have universal and timeless appeal. Reflecting new interpretive approaches, including virtue ethics and intertextuality, the volume includes essays by an international team of leading scholars. They engage with the texts, provide authoritative summaries of the state of the field, and open up to readers the exciting world of biblical wisdom.

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The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature
pp i-ii

Cambridge Companions to Religion - Series page
pp iii-iv

The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature - Title page
pp v-v

Copyright page
pp vi-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-x

Acknowledgement
pp xi-xii

Abbreviations
pp xiii-xvi

Part I - The Context of Wisdom Literature
pp 1-134

1 - Introduction
pp 3-12

2 - The Scope of Wisdom Literature
pp 13-33

3 - The Multiple Genres of Wisdom
pp 34-56

4 - The Literary Context(s) and Development of Wisdom Literature in Ancient Israel (with Special Reference to Proverbs)
pp 57-75

5 - The Scribal World
pp 76-95

6 - Theological Themes in the ‘Wisdom Literature’
pp 96-115

7 - The Solomonic Connection
pp 116-134

Part II - Wisdom Literature in the Hebrew Bible
pp 135-258

8 - Proverbs
pp 137-161

9 - Job
pp 162-183

10 - Ecclesiastes
pp 184-199

11 - The Song of Songs
pp 200-218

12 - Wisdom Psalms
pp 219-238

13 - Wisdom’s Wider Resonance
pp 239-258

Part III - Wisdom Literature beyond the Hebrew Bible
pp 259-388

14 - Ben Sira
pp 261-282

15 - The Book of Wisdom
pp 283-302

16 - Wisdom at Qumran
pp 303-322

17 - Egyptian Wisdom
pp 323-343

18 - The Syro-Palestinian Wisdom of the Late Bronze Age
pp 344-365

19 - Mesopotamian Wisdom
pp 366-388

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