01419cam a2200229 i 4500 191865355 OCoLC 20241204111022.0 080125s2008 miu b 001 0 eng 9780802862457 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 0802862454 (pbk. ; alk. paper) DLC 223.06 22 PER Perdue, Leo G. The sword and the stylus : an introduction to wisdom in the age of empires / Leo G. Perdue. Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008. 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. Wisdom literature Criticism, interpretation, etc. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90002847 ddc BK 0 10533 10533 0 0 ddc 0 0 GBC GBC BS 2024-12-04 1 223.06 PER 020871 2025-05-01 00:00:00 2025-02-04 c.1 2024-12-04 BK