TY  - BOOK
AU  - Perdue,Leo G.
TI  - The sword and the stylus: an introduction to wisdom in the age of empires 
SN  - 9780802862457
U1  - 223.06 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
KW  - Wisdom literature
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - 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
ER  -