In Search of Wisdom

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.

Contributors
Foreword
Abbreviations of Periodicals, Reference Works, and Serials
The Concept of God in Old Testament Wisdom	p. 1
Wisdom in the Chronicler's Work	p. 19
Scribal Wisdom and Theodicy in the Book of the Twelve	p. 31
Wisdom in the Psalter	p. 51
Wisdom in the Book of Job	p. 73
Wisdom in Proverbs	p. 99
Wisdom in Qoheleth	p. 115
The Meaning of Wisdom in Ben Sira	p. 133
Wisdom in the Wisdom of Solomon	p. 149
Wisdom, Apocalypticism, and Generic Compatibility	p. 165
Wisdom in Q and Thomas	p. 187
Wisdom and Apocalypticism in Mark	p. 223
The Gospel of Matthew: A Sapiential Performance of an Apocalyptic Discourse	p. 245
Wisdom and Apocalyptic in Paul	p. 263
Wisdom and Apocalyptic in the Apocalypse of John: Desiring Sophia	p. 285
Index of Scriptural and Deuterocanonical References	p. 297
Index of Modern Authors	p. 313
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