The sword and the stylus : an introduction to wisdom in the age of empires /
Perdue, Leo G.
The sword and the stylus : an introduction to wisdom in the age of empires / Leo G. Perdue. - x, 502 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 422-467) and indexes.
A prolegomenon to wisdom in the empires -- Wisdom during the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah : the Book of Proverbs -- Wisdom during the Neo-Babylonian Empire : the Book of Job -- Wisdom during the Persian Empire : the wisdom Psalms -- Wisdom during the Ptolemaic Empire : the Book of Qoheleth -- Apocryphal wisdom literature in the Seleucid Empire : the Book of Ben Sira -- Wisdom during the Roman Empire : the Wisdom of Solomon -- Continuing streams : apocalyptism and wisdom -- Continuing streams : apocalyptic wisdom in Qumran -- Continuing streams : rabbinic wisdom -- Summary and observations.
9780802862457 0802862454
Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
223.06 / PER
The sword and the stylus : an introduction to wisdom in the age of empires / Leo G. Perdue. - x, 502 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 422-467) and indexes.
A prolegomenon to wisdom in the empires -- Wisdom during the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah : the Book of Proverbs -- Wisdom during the Neo-Babylonian Empire : the Book of Job -- Wisdom during the Persian Empire : the wisdom Psalms -- Wisdom during the Ptolemaic Empire : the Book of Qoheleth -- Apocryphal wisdom literature in the Seleucid Empire : the Book of Ben Sira -- Wisdom during the Roman Empire : the Wisdom of Solomon -- Continuing streams : apocalyptism and wisdom -- Continuing streams : apocalyptic wisdom in Qumran -- Continuing streams : rabbinic wisdom -- Summary and observations.
9780802862457 0802862454
Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
223.06 / PER