Living Under the Sun

Examination of Proverbs and Qoheleth
Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-90-04-12315-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 90, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 676 g

Reihe: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements

The difficulties that biblical wisdom literature poses to the theologian are caused not only by its distinctiveness from other biblical traditions, but also by the internal tensions within it. The present book seeks to explore the nature and causes of these tensions.
The study carries out comprehensive comparison of the worldviews represented by Proverbs and Qoheleth, and the worlds that these reflect, looking at the aims and methods of their quest, their epistemologies, theological and cosmological perspectives, and their anthropological and social views.
The conclusion of the enquiry throws new light on the dynamics of the tension between thewe two books, questioning whether standard methods of Old Testament theology can do justice to the wisdom tradition, and at the same time, opening the door for new theological approaches to be devised.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frydrych, Tomás

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Tomás Frydrych, Ph.D. (2000) in Old Testament, University of Edinburgh, is tutoring Old Testament at University of Edinburgh and working at Translation Consultant for World Bible Translation Center, Fort Worth, TX.