Was There a Wisdom Tradition? New Prospects in Israelite Wisdom Studies

by Mark Sneed

Book Overview

This collection of essays explores questions that challenge the traditional notion of a wisdom tradition among the Israelite literati, such as: Is the wisdom literature a genre or mode of literature or do we need new terminology? Who were the tradents? Is there such a thing as a "wisdom scribe" and what would that look like? Did the scribes who composed wisdom literature also have a hand in producing the other "traditions," such as the priestly, prophetic,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628370998
• ISBN13: 9781628370997
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"