Exploring Old Testament Wisdom
Literature And Themes
New collection of studies of Old Testament wisdom literature
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This volume surveys recent developments in the study of Old Testament wisdom; discusses issues that have arisen in Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes; examines the Song of Songs, Ruth and some Psalms as wisdom texts; and explores wisdom and biblical theology, the concept of retribution, and the issue of divine absence.
David G. Firth is Old Testament Tutor and Head of Research at St John's College, Nottingham. Lindsay Wilson is Academic Dean and Senior Lecturer in Old Testament at Ridley Melbourne Mission and Ministry College, Australia.
an illuminating and, in places, inspiring read
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This volume surveys recent developments in the study of Old Testament wisdom; discusses issues that have arisen in Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes; examines the Song of Songs, Ruth and some Psalms as wisdom texts; and explores wisdom and biblical theology, the concept of retribution, and the issue of divine absence.
Author
David G. Firth is Old Testament Tutor and Head of Research at St John's College, Nottingham. Lindsay Wilson is Academic Dean and Senior Lecturer in Old Testament at Ridley Melbourne Mission and Ministry College, Australia.
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an illuminating and, in places, inspiring read
