The sword and the stylus : an introduction to wisdom in the age of empires / Leo G. Perdue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perdue, Leo G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Wisdom literature.

Physical Description:

x, 502 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.

Contents:

1 A Prolegomenon to Wisdom in the Empires 1

2 Wisdom during the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah: The Book of Proverbs 85

3 Wisdom during the Neo-Babylonian Empire: The Book of Job 117

4 Wisdom during the Persian Empire: The Wisdom Psalms 152

5 Wisdom during the Ptolemaic Empire: The Book of Qoheleth 198

6 Apocryphal Wisdom Literature in the Seleucid Empire: The Book of Ben Sira 256

7 Wisdom during the Roman Empire: The Wisdom of Solomon 292

8 Continuing Streams: Apocalypticism and Wisdom 356

9 Continuing Streams: Apocalyptic Wisdom in Qumran 372

10 Continuing Streams: Rabbinic Wisdom 388.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 422-467) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780802862457

0802862454

OCLC:

191865355