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A Jesus Creed 2017 Old Testament Book of the Year Wisdom plays an important role in the Old Testament, particularly in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes. This major work from renowned scholar Tremper Longman III examines wisdom in the Old Testament and explores its theological influence on the intertestamental books, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and especially the New Testament. Longman notes that wisdom is a practical category (the skill of living), an ethical category (a wise person is a virtuous person), and most foundationally a theological category (the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom). The author discusses Israelite wisdom in the context of the broader ancient Near East, treats the connection between wisdom in the New Testament and in the Old Testament, and deals with a number of contested issues, such as the relationship of wisdom to prophecy, history, and law.

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Author:   Tremper Iii Longman
Publisher:   Baker Publishing Group
Imprint:   Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.606kg
ISBN:  

9780801027116

ISBN 10:   080102711
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   22 August 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Contents Prologue Part 1: The Heart of Wisdom: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job 1. Proverbs: The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom 2. Ecclesiastes: Fear God, Obey the Commandments, and Live in Light of the Coming Judgment 3. The Book of Job: ""Behold the Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom"" (Job 28:28) Part 2: Wisdom Elsewhere in the Old Testament 4. Other Sources of Wisdom: Deuteronomy, Psalms, Song of Songs, and Prophecy 5. Joseph and Daniel: Paragons of Wisdom 6. Adam and Solomon: From the Heights of Wisdom to the Depths of Folly Part 3: Israel's Wisdom: Cosmopolitan or Unique? 7. Sources of Wisdom: Experience, Observation, Tradition, Correction, and Ultimately Revelation 8. Wisdom, Creation, and (Dis)order 9. Israelite Wisdom in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting 10. Wisdom, Covenant, and Law Part 4: Further Refining Our Understanding of Wisdom 11. The Consequences of Wise and Foolish Behavior: The Issue of Retribution Theology 12. The Social Setting of Wisdom 13. Wisdom and Gender Part 5: The Afterlife of Israel's Wisdom 14. Intertestamental Wisdom from the Apocrypha to the Dead Sea Scrolls 15. New Testament Wisdom Appendix 1: Wisdom in the Twenty-First Century Appendix 2: Is Wisdom Literature a Genre? Indexes"

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Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has served in leadership of the Institute for Biblical Research for many years. Longman is the author of more than 30 books, including biblical commentaries, scholarly works, and popular books on how to interpret the Bible. He is also a senior translator and a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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