Lived Wisdom in Jewish Antiquity: Studies in Exercise and Exemplarity

Author:   Elisa Uusimäki (Aarhus University, Denmark) ,  Catherine Hezser ,  Sean A Adams (University of Glasgow UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9780567697998


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   26 January 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Moving away from focusing on wisdom as a literary genre, this book delves into the lived, embodied and formative dimensions of wisdom as they are delineated in Jewish sources from the Persian, Hellenistic and early Roman eras. Considering a diverse body of texts beyond later canonical boundaries, the book demonstrates that wisdom features not as an abstract quality, but as something to be performed and exercised at both the individual and community level. The analysis specifically concentrates on notions of a ‘wise’ person, including the rise of the sage as an exemplary figure. It also looks at how ancestral figures and contemporary teachers are imagined to manifest and practice wisdom, and considers communal portraits of a wise and virtuous life. In so doing, the author demonstrates that the previous focus on wisdom as a category of literature has overshadowed significant questions related to wisdom, behaviour and social life. Jewish wisdom is also contextualized in relation to its wider ancient Mediterranean milieu, making the book valuable for biblical scholars, classicists, scholars of religion and the ancient Near East and theologians.

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Author:   Elisa Uusimäki (Aarhus University, Denmark) ,  Catherine Hezser ,  Sean A Adams (University of Glasgow UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780567697998


ISBN 10:   0567697991
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   26 January 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Permissions Introduction 1. Living Embodiments of Wisdom: The Sage as an Exemplar 2. Learning and Lifestyle: The Everyday Performance of Wisdom Teachers 3. Shared Wisdom: Ideal Ways of Living in Jewish Communities 4. Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Clearly structured and well researched, this is a valuable contribution to the study of Jewish wisdom in the late second temple period as lived, and well-integrated into its Hellenistic Mediterranean context. * SOTS: The Society for Old Testament Study Book List * Elisa Uusimaki brings a fresh perspective to bear on ancient Jewish wisdom literature, approaching it from the angle of lived experience rather than from literary categories. Also refreshing is her interdisciplinary perspective and her integration of materials written in Greek and Hebrew. A most stimulating book! * John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale University, USA * What is wisdom and how can it be performed? Elisa Uusimaki leads her reader through a rich variety of early Jewish writings in which wisdom appears as lived religion and embodied practice, not just an abstract idea or a moral objective. Deconstructing canonical boundaries, she reveals how Jewish sages taught and performed wisdom in the international context of the Greco-Roman world, both as a quality of an individual and as a communal endeavour. * Martti Nissinen, Professor of Biblical Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland * Elisa Uusimaki offers a refreshing perspective on wisdom as a way of life in Second Temple Judaism. Her innovative approach brings early Jewish writings into conversation with classical Greek philosophy, making it clear how Judaism could have been perceived as a philosophy in the ancient world. * Karina Martin Hogan, Professor of Theology, Fordham University, USA *


Elisa Uusimaki brings a fresh perspective to bear on ancient Jewish wisdom literature, approaching it from the angle of lived experience rather than from literary categories. Also refreshing is her interdisciplinary perspective and her integration of materials written in Greek and Hebrew. A most stimulating book! --John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale University, USA What is wisdom and how can it be performed? Elisa Uusimaki leads her reader through a rich variety of early Jewish writings in which wisdom appears as lived religion and embodied practice, not just an abstract idea or a moral objective. Deconstructing canonical boundaries, she reveals how Jewish sages taught and performed wisdom in the international context of the Greco-Roman world, both as a quality of an individual and as a communal endeavour. --Martti Nissinen, Professor of Biblical Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland Elisa Uusimaki offers a refreshing perspective on wisdom as a way of life in Second Temple Judaism. Her innovative approach brings early Jewish writings into conversation with classical Greek philosophy, making it clear how Judaism could have been perceived as a philosophy in the ancient world. --Karina Martin Hogan, Professor of Theology, Fordham University, USA


Elisa Uusimaki brings a fresh perspective to bear on ancient Jewish wisdom literature, approaching it from the angle of lived experience rather than from literary categories. Also refreshing is her interdisciplinary perspective and her integration of materials written in Greek and Hebrew. A most stimulating book! * John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale University, USA * What is wisdom and how can it be performed? Elisa Uusimaki leads her reader through a rich variety of early Jewish writings in which wisdom appears as lived religion and embodied practice, not just an abstract idea or a moral objective. Deconstructing canonical boundaries, she reveals how Jewish sages taught and performed wisdom in the international context of the Greco-Roman world, both as a quality of an individual and as a communal endeavour. * Martti Nissinen, Professor of Biblical Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland * Elisa Uusimaki offers a refreshing perspective on wisdom as a way of life in Second Temple Judaism. Her innovative approach brings early Jewish writings into conversation with classical Greek philosophy, making it clear how Judaism could have been perceived as a philosophy in the ancient world. * Karina Martin Hogan, Professor of Theology, Fordham University, USA *


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Elisa Uusimäki is Associate Professor in Hebrew Bible at Aarhus University, Denmark.

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