In Search of Wisdom: Essays in Memory of John G. Gammie

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Leo G. Perdue, Bernard Brandon Scott, William Johnston Wiseman
Westminster John Knox Press, 01/01/1993 - 318 páginas

This much-needed volume provides a comprehensive study of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible, in selected intertestamental and Rabbinic texts, and in the New Testament. An introductory essay summarizes the various meanings of wisdom in current research and offers an accurate understanding of the term. With seventeen essays by leading scholars, this helpful book allows students to identify and understand the presence of wisdom in the Bible and related literatures.

 

Índice

The Concept of God in Old Testament Wisdom
1
Wisdom in the Chroniclers Work
19
Wisdom in the Psalter
51
Wisdom in the Book of
85
Wisdom in Proverbs
99
Wisdom in Qoheleth
115
The Meaning of Wisdom in Ben Sira
133
Wisdom in the Wisdom of Solomon
149
Wisdom Apocalypticism and Generic Compatibility
165
Wisdom in Q and Thomas
187
Wisdom and Apocalypticism in Mark
223
Wisdom and Apocalyptic in Paul
263
Index of Modern Authors
313
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Acerca do autor (1993)

Leo G. Perdue is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. He is aninternational authority on wisdom literature and the author of numerous books. Bernard Brandon Scott is Darbeth Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary, University of Tulsa, in Oklahoma. He is a charter member of the Jesus Seminar and a consultant to the American Bible Society. William Johnston Wiseman is Pastor Emeritus of First Presbyterian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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