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Was there a wisdom tradition? : new prospects in Israelite wisdom studies / edited by Mark R. Sneed.

Material type: TextTextSeries: Society of biblical literature : ancient Israel and its literature ; Number 23Publication details: Atlanta : : SBL Press, c2015.Description: xi, 325 pages ; ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781628370997 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 223.06 Was 2015
Summary: "This collection of essays explores questions that challenge the traditional notion of a wisdom tradition among the Israelite literati, such as: Is the wisdom literature a genre or mode of literature or do we need new terminology? Who were the tradents? Is there such a thing as a "wisdom scribe" and what would that look like? Did the scribes who composed wisdom literature also have a hand in producing the other "traditions," such as the priestly, prophetic, and apocalyptic, as well as other non-sapiential works? Were Israelite sages open to non-sapiential forms of knowledge in their conceptualization of wisdom?"-- Provided by publisher.
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"This collection of essays explores questions that challenge the traditional notion of a wisdom tradition among the Israelite literati, such as: Is the wisdom literature a genre or mode of literature or do we need new terminology? Who were the tradents? Is there such a thing as a "wisdom scribe" and what would that look like? Did the scribes who composed wisdom literature also have a hand in producing the other "traditions," such as the priestly, prophetic, and apocalyptic, as well as other non-sapiential works? Were Israelite sages open to non-sapiential forms of knowledge in their conceptualization of wisdom?"-- Provided by publisher.

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