Publication

2006-11-01 - Brill Academic Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

93,000 words, Guess

Page Count

372 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006051759
  • LibraryThing9343824

Classifications

  • LCCBM487.D57 2006

Description

Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ben Sira was the only Hebrew wisdom text from the late Second Temple period. The Qumran scrolls provide an abundance of previously unknown Hebrew sapiential material. Discerning Wisdom provides a systematic overview of all the Qumran texts that are commonly identified as wisdom compositions. This literature raises issues such as the incorporation of apocalypticism and Torah piety into the sapiential tradition. The Dead Sea Scrolls offer crucial evidence for understanding the wisdom of the late Second Temple period and the reception of traditional wisdom in Early Judaism.

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Other Editions

  • Discerning Wisdom: The Sapiential Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum)HardcoverBrill Academic Publishers2006-11-01

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