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Prophets and wise men

Title
Prophets and wise men / by William McKane.
Author
McKane, William
Publication
London : SCM Press, 1965.

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Description
136 pages; 22 cm
Series Statement
Studies in Biblical theology ; no. 44
Uniform Title
Studies in Biblical theology ; no. 44.
Subject
  • Bible. > Prophecies
  • Bible > Prophecies
  • Bible
  • Bible
  • Wisdom
  • Prophets
  • 11.41 study and interpretation of the Old Testament
  • Prophets
  • Wisdom
  • Profeten
  • Wijsheidsliteratuur
  • Wisdom literature
Genre/Form
Prophecies
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliographical footnotes.
Contents
Part One: Old wisdom and the case of Ahithophel -- Wisdom and statesmanship -- Writing and statesmanship -- On the definition of old wisdom -- The case of Ahithophel -- Part Two: The prophetic use of the vocabulary of wisdom -- The attack on old wisdom -- Wisdom and power belong to Yahweh alone -- The prophetic reinterpretation of the vocabulary of wisdom -- Wisdom as esoteric knowledge -- Jeremiah and pre-exilic legal piety -- Conclusion.
OCLC
  • ocm02526919
  • 2526919
  • SCSB-808788
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library