The Wisdom Literature - Couverture souple

Clifford, Richard J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0687008468 ISBN 13 : 9780687008469

Editeur : Abingdon Press, 1998

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

2008: Boston College School of Theololgy and Ministry 2007: RICHARD J CLIFFORD is Professor of Old Testament, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambrdige, MA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abingdon Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0687008468
• ISBN 13: 9780687008469
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
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