Research Catalog

Title

Poetry and wisdom / Peter Enns.

Author

Enns, Peter, 1961-

Publication

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, ©1997.

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Details

Description

171 pages; 21 cm.

Summary

"In Poetry and Wisdom, Peter Enns alerts readers to the most important works on the poetry and the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible. This unique resource contains nearly eight hundred annotated entries listing significant monographs, reference volumes, journals, and collections. References appear in categories according to the specific biblical genre and book they address, and an author index allows for easy searching."--Back cover.

Series Statement

IBR bibliographies ; no. 3

Uniform Title

IBR bibliographies ; no. 3.

Alternative Title

Poetry & wisdom

Subject

• Bible. > Criticism > Bibliography
• Hebrew poetry, Biblical > History and criticism > Bibliography
• Wisdom literature > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Bibliography
• Hebrew poetry, Biblical
• Wisdom literature
• Wijsheidsliteratuur
• Gedichten
• Oude Testament
• Hebrew poetry, Biblical > History and criticism > Bibliography
• Wisdom literature > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Bibliography

Genre/Form

• Bibliographies
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part 1: Wisdom -- 1. Wisdom in ancient Israel -- Anthologies -- Introductions -- Origins and ANE influence -- Social setting -- Theology -- Wisdom influence outside wisdom literature -- Wisdom and apocalyptic -- Wisdom and the feminine -- Other -- 2. Ecclesiastes -- Anthologies and introductions -- Origins and ANE influence -- Theology/teaching -- Ecclesiastes vis--̉vis other wisdom books and the O.T. -- Literary structure and style -- Translation and interpretation -- 3. Job -- Anthologies and introductions -- Origins and ANE influence -- Theology/teaching -- literary structure, genre, and meaning -- Job as literature -- Other -- 4. Proverbs -- Introduction and anthologies -- original setting, development and ANE influence -- Structure -- Proverbs 1-9 -- Theology/teaching -- Other -- Part 2: Poetry -- 5. Poetry -- Before 1960 -- 1960s -- 1970s -- 1980s -- 1990s -- 6. Psalms -- Introductions -- Original setting and purpose -- Structure -- Genres -- use of the Psalms today -- other -- 7. Song of Songs -- Introductions -- Origins and ANE influence -- Structure and unity -- Meaning -- 8. Lamentations.

ISBN

• 0801021618
• 9780801021619

LCCN

97033543

OCLC

• ocm37457860
• 37457860
• SCSB-9316549

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library