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Wilson, Walter T.,

Ancient wisdom : an introduction to sayings collections / [manuscript] : by Walter T. Wilson. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,, c2022. - xiii, 321 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Abot -- Ahiqar -- Amenemope -- Anii -- Ankhsheshonqy -- Ben Sira -- Cato -- Counsels of wisdom -- Democritus -- Epictetus -- Papyrus Insinger -- Isocrates -- Menander -- Merikare -- Pseudo-Phocylides -- Porphyry -- Proverbs -- Ptahhotep -- Publilius -- Pythagorean collections -- The seven sages -- Sextus -- Shuruppak -- Silvanus -- Sumerian proverb collections -- Syriac Menander -- The gospel of Thomas.

"An introduction to all the major extant collections of wisdom sayings from antiquity"--

ISBN: 9780802875433 (hpb)

LCCN: 2021028749

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Proverbs--History and criticism.
Maxims--History and criticism.
Wisdom--Quotations, maxims, etc.
Literature, Ancient--History and criticism.
Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture.
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General.

LC Class. No.: PN6401 / .W55 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 398.9/09