Wisdom : the collected articles of Norman Whybray /: the collected articles of Norman Whybray. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Articles.
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Katharine J. Dell and Margaret Barker.
• Other Names: Whybray, R. N (Roger Norman); Dell, Katharine J (Katharine Julia), 1961-; Barker, Margaret, 1944-
• Contents: Foreword : Making waves gently : the contribution of Norman Whybray to British Old Testament scholarship / David J.A. Clines -- Introduction : An overview of Norman Whybray's wisdom articles / Katherine J. Dell -- I. Introductory wisdom articles. Proverbs, Book of -- Slippery words : IV. Wisdom -- Ecclesiastes -- Wisdom literature -- II. Proverbs. Proverbs VIII 22-31 and its supposed prototypes -- Some literary problems in Proverbs I-IX -- Yahweh-sayings and their contexts in Proverbs, 10, 1-22, 16 -- Poverty, wealth, and point of view in Proverbs -- Thoughts on the composition of Proverbs 10-29 -- The structure and composition of Proverbs 22:17-24:22 -- III. Ecclesiastes/Qoheleth. Qoheleth the immoralist? (Qoh. 7:16-17) -- Conservatisme et radicalisme dans Qoheleth -- The identification and use of quotations in Ecclesiastes -- Qoheleth, preacher of joy -- Ecclesiastes 1.5-7 and wonders of nature -- "A time to be born and a time to die'. Some observations on Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 -- IV. Job. Two Jewish theologies : Job and Ecclesiastes -- Wisdom, suffering and the freedom of God in the book of Job -- V. Ecclesiasticus/Ben Sira. Ben Sira and history. VI. The social context of wisdom. Wisdom literature in the reigns of David and Solomon -- The social world of the wisdom writers -- The sage in the Israelite royal court -- VII. Wisdom in relation to prophets and Psalms. Prophecy and wisdom -- The wisdom Psalms -- Psalm 119 : profile of a psalmist -- VIII. Linking up with a wider theological theme. "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?" : God's oppression of the innocent in the Old Testament.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (369 pages)
• Subjects: 223/.06; Wisdom literature -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Littérature sapientiale -- Critique, interprétation, etc; Wisdom literature; Wijsheidsliteratuur; Oude Testament; Weisheitsliteratur; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351872652; 1351872656
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