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The Anthropology of Wisdom Literature » Read Now
by Wanda Ostrowska Kaufmann. 158 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

This unusual book examines definitions of the fable, apologue, parable, moral tale, etc. It then proposes the use of the term exemplum, used by medieval scribes, to define all types of wisdom narratives. It makes a cross-cultural structural analysis of the exemplum and identifies its tripartite...
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This unusual book examines definitions of the fable, apologue, parable, moral tale, etc. It then proposes the use of the term exemplum, used by medieval scribes, to define all types of wisdom narratives. It makes a cross-cultural structural analysis of the exemplum and identifies its tripartite structure composed of the promythium, the nucleus, and the epimythium. The book ends with an analysis of the reasons why grown men spent so much time writing and collecting these tales. It demonstrates that fables and related genres were not really meant for little children to learn moral lessons. They were used to teach complex religious and political ideologies, to safely ridicule tyrants and despots, to release tensions, and to give good or bad advice.
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Old Testament Wisdom: An Introduction » Read Now
by James L. Crenskaw. 285 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Those who develop an interest in wisdom literature, whether students or laity...related to the canonical Wisdom literature in form and content. 8 It...for the favorite...
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In Search of Wisdom: Essays in Memory of John G. Gammie » Read Now
by Leo G. Perdue, Bernard Brandon Scott, William Johnston Wiseman. 318 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This much-needed volume provides a comprehensive study of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible, in selected intertestamental and Rabbinic texts, and in the New Testament. Seventeen essays by leading scholars--including Joseph Blenkinsopp, Carole R. Fontaine. Michael V. Fox, Richard Horsley, David Winston, and...
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This much-needed volume provides a comprehensive study of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible, in selected intertestamental and Rabbinic texts, and in the New Testament. Seventeen essays by leading scholars--including Joseph Blenkinsopp, Carole R. Fontaine. Michael V. Fox, Richard Horsley, David Winston, and Tina Pippin--help students identify and understand the presence of wisdom in the Bible and related literature.
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A Proverb in Mind: The Cognitive Science of Proverbial Wit and Wisdom » Read Now
by Richard P. Honeck. 308 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...without conflict. Finally, in analyzing wisdom literature, Perry 1993 emphasized...discussions of the biblical wisdom tradition, Fontaine 1984...and the use of the Zen koan...
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The School Tradition of the Old Testament: The Bampton Lectures for 1994 (Chap. IV "Education in Wisdom") » Read Now
by E. W. Heaton. 208 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library
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Wisdom and the Anthological Temper, in Prooftexts » Read Now
by James Kugel. 24 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...on earth? It is here that wisdom literature comes in. For if human beings could...punishment is also a crucial one in wisdom literature. As orthodox wisdom would...R...
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Tradition and Interpretation (Chap. VIII "Wisdom") » Read Now
by G. W. Anderson. 470 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Wisdom Texts from Qumran » Read Now
by Daniel J. Harrington. 118 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This study is the first full analysis of the Qumran wisdom texts. New translations and a full explanation of the background and context of wisdom literature introduce the reader to an important and hitherto little discussed part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.After surveying biblical and extrabiblical...
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This study is the first full analysis of the Qumran wisdom texts. New translations and a full explanation of the background and context of wisdom literature introduce the reader to an important and hitherto little discussed part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.After surveying biblical and extrabiblical wisdom books, the author considers the best and most fully preserved wisdom texts from Qumran. The centrepiece of the book is a discussion of the large wisdom instruction known as Sapiential Work A. Also, the author reflects on the relevance of those texts for the study of early Judaism and Christianity. An appendix treats the Ben Sira scroll from Masada.
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Text in Context: Essays by Members of the Society for Old Testament Study (Chap. 13 "Wisdom in Israel") » Read Now
by A. D. H. Mayes. 477 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Representations of the Natural World in Old English Poetry ("Wisdom Literature" begins on p. 183) » Read Now
by Jennifer Neville. 224 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by the Anglo-Saxons and argues that the poetic descriptions were not a reflection of these conditions but a literary device used by Anglo-Saxons...
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This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by the Anglo-Saxons and argues that the poetic descriptions were not a reflection of these conditions but a literary device used by Anglo-Saxons to define more important issues, such as the state of humanity, the creation and maintenance of society, the power of individuals, the relationship between God and creation, and the power of writing to control information.
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