The Secret of Time : Reconfiguring Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Arjen F. Bakker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bakker, Arjen F., author.

Series:

Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; Volume 143.

Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series ; Volume 143

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Wisdom literature.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2023]

Summary:

This book explores how Jewish traditions of wisdom are being reshaped in the Greco-Roman period and demonstrates that reflection on time as an organizing principle is formative for emerging wisdom concepts, which are expressed by the enigmatic phrase rāz nihyeh.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Beyond the Limits of Wisdom

1 Rethinking Categories

2 The Sectarian Divide

Chapter 2 Redefining the Sage

1 mēbîn

2 maśkîl

3 ḥākām

4 Conclusion

Chapter 3 Continuous Study

1 By Day and by Night

2 Keeping Watch

3 Celestial Beings

Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Revelation

1 The Body and Evil Forces

2 The Fleshly Spirit

3 Heavenly Light

Chapter 5 Rāz Nihyeh

1 Turning to the Past

2 The Divisions of the Times

3 Divine Thinking

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Ancient Sources

Subject Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789004537798

9004537791