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The Solomonic corpus of 'wisdom' and its influence

Title
The Solomonic corpus of 'wisdom' and its influence / Katharine J. Dell.
Author
Dell, Katharine J. (Katharine Julia), 1961-
Publication
  • Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Description
xii, 245 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"A fresh synthesis of material relating to definitions of 'wisdom', the canonical corpus of such books redefined, the historical, literary and contextual aspects of Solomon's reign, wisdom influence on psalms and prophets, and the method of intertextuality and its application to texts linking to the Solomonic corpus. Includes three new chapters that have not been published before"--
Subject
  • Solomon, King of Israel
  • Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Bible
  • Wisdom literature > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Wisdom in the Bible
  • Wisdom > Religious aspects
  • Wisdom > Biblical teaching
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and indexes.
Contents
Defining wisdom in relation to the Solomonic corpus: Deciding the boundaries of 'wisdom': Applying the concept of family resemblance -- The 'wisdom' continuum of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes (without Job) -- The third Solomonic book: Does the Song of Songs have any connections to 'wisdom'? -- Solomon's wisdom: 'The Lord loved him': Solomon as idealized character and paradigm for character ethics -- Solomon's wisdom and the Egyptian connection -- The roots of Solomonic 'wisdom' in the pre-exilic period (focusing on Proverbs) -- Scribes, sages, and seers in the First Temple -- Solomonic 'wisdom' influence on Psalmic and prophetic texts: Literary and contextual. 'I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre' (Psalm 49:4 [5]): A cultic setting for wisdom Psalms? -- 'By me kings reign and rulers declare what is just' (Prov. 8:15): Isaiah 1-39 and wisdom -- Jeremiah, creation and wisdom -- Solomonic 'wisdom' books and intertextual relationships: Didactic intertextuality: Proverbial wisdom as illustrated in Ruth -- 'Exploring intertextual links between Ecclesiastes and Genesis 1-11' -- The watered (Edenic) garden (Genesis 2-3) in the Song of Songs and beyond: An intertextual approach.
Call Number
JFE 21-3283
ISBN
  • 9780198861560
  • 0198861567
LCCN
2020932170
OCLC
1137184817
Author
Dell, Katharine J. (Katharine Julia), 1961- author.
Title
The Solomonic corpus of 'wisdom' and its influence / Katharine J. Dell.
Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and indexes.
Research Call Number
JFE 21-3283
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