Wisdom literature in Mesopotamia and Israel / edited by Richard J. Clifford.
Contributor(s): Clifford, Richard J
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TextSeries: Symposium series (Society of Biblical Literature): Publisher: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: xiii, 116 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781589832190 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1589832191 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Wisdom literature -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Assyro-Babylonian literature -- History and criticismDDC classification: 223/.06 Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The context of wisdom in Mesopotamia. The social and intellectual setting of Babylonian wisdom literature / Paul-Alain Beaulieu. Why wisdom became a secret : on wisdom as a written genre / Karel van der Toorn -- Studies in Babylonian wisdom texts. An allusion to the Šamaš hymn in the Dialogue of pessimism / Victor Avigdor Hurowitz. The wisdom of Šūpê-amēlī--a deathbed debate between a father and son / Victor Avigdor Hurowitz -- Comparisons of Mesopotamian and biblical texts and motifs. Sages with a sense of humor : the Babylonian Dialogue between the master and his servant and the Book of Qoheleth / Edward L. Greenstein. Cosmos, temple, house : building and wisdom in Mesopotamia and Israel / Raymond C. Van Leeuwen -- Biblical wisdom literature. Beginnings, endings, and life's necessities in biblical wisdom / James L. Crenshaw.