Glicksman Wisdom of Solomon 10

A Jewish Hellenistic Reinterpretation of Early Israelite History through Sapiential Lenses
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-11-024765-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 258 Seiten

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The Wisdom of Solomon 10 is a unique passage among Jewish sapiential texts since it both presents Lady Wisdom as God's acting agent in early Israelite history and explicitly categorizes key biblical figures as either righteous or unrighteous. Structurally, Wisdom 10 is a pivotal text that binds the two halves of the book together through its vocabulary and themes. Although chapter 10 is such a unique passage that is central to the work, no full-scale study of this chapter has been attempted. Recent scholarship on the Wisdom of Solomon has focused on the identification of genres in the book’s subsections and the author’s reinterpretation of Scripture.
Through the use of historical and literary criticism, this study especially focuses on the genre and hermeneutical method of Wisdom 10 in comparison to other passages in the book and similar types of literature inside and outside the Bible. Chapter One establishes the purpose and methodology of the study, Chapter Two sets the literary and historical contexts for the Wisdom of Solomon, and Chapters Three to Six analyze the text poetically, form-critically, exegetically, and hermeneutically.
This study concludes that Pseudo-Solomon, the book’s author, composed and used Wisdom 10 in order to bind the two halves of the book together. Its genre is that of a , or example list, and its form is an alternation of positive and negative examples that are linked by the repetition of a keyword. The passage also reflects elements of aretalogy, , and midrash. Because of the first two of these elements, chapter 10 may be seen as supplementing the encomiastic genre in chapters 6–9. Furthermore, the aretalogical flavor of the text depicts Lady Wisdom in ways similar to the popular Hellenistic Egyptian goddess Isis in order to show Wisdom’s superiority to the pagan deity. Lastly, chapter 10 exhibits six primary hermeneutical principles used by the author throughout the book, albeit with differing degrees of focus.
Since the Wisdom of Solomon is a late composition, this study illuminates one facet of the Jewish Hellenistic reinterpretation of Scripture and will elucidate similar modes of exegesis in the early rabbinical and early Christian eras.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Glicksman, Andrew T.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;8
2;Table of Contents;10
3;Abbreviations;14
4;Chapter 1: General Introduction;16
4.1;1.1 A Brief Overview of Recent Important Studies on the Wisdom of Solomon;16
4.2;1.2 Reasons for the Present Study;18
4.3;1.3 Methodology;19
5;Chapter 2: Preliminary Literary and Historical Matters;21
5.1;2.1 Authorship and Composition;21
5.2;2.2 Geographical Setting;27
5.3;2.3 General Historical Situation and Date of Composition;29
5.4;2.4 Intended Audience and Purpose of Composition;39
5.5;2.5 Conclusion;45
6;Chapter 3: Structural and Poetical Analysis;47
6.1;3.1 Discussion of Textual Witnesses;47
6.2;3.2 Greek Text of Wisdom 10:1–11:1;49
6.3;3.3 English Translation of Wisdom 10:1–11:1;52
6.4;3.4 Theories concerning the Structure of the Wisdom of Solomon;54
6.5;3.5 Limits of the Composition in Wisdom 10;58
6.6;3.6 Placement and Role of Wisdom 10:1–11:1 within the Larger Structure;62
6.7;3.7 The Wisdom of Solomon: Poetry or Prose?;68
6.8;3.8 Wisdom 10:1–11:1 as Greek Rhythmic Prose with Hebrew Poetic Structure;71
6.9;3.9 Internal Structure of Wisdom 10:1–11:1;71
6.10;3.10 Conclusion;77
7;Chapter 4: Genre and Form;79
7.1;4.1 Definition and Discussion of “Genre” and “Form”;79
7.2;4.2 Genre of the Wisdom of Solomon and Its Subsections;81
7.3;4.3 Genre of Wisdom 10:1–11:1 and Its Surrounding Context;88
7.3.1;4.3.1 Wisdom 6–10 and Other Depictions of Lady Wisdom in the Old Testament;89
7.3.2;4.3.2 Wisdom 10 and Old Testament Hymns Praising God’s Deeds in Israelite History;92
7.3.3;4.3.3 Encomium as a Literary Genre;95
7.3.3.1;4.3.3.1 Wisdom 6–10 as an Encomium;97
7.3.3.2;4.3.3.2 Role of Wisdom 10 in the Encomium in Wisdom 6–10;103
7.3.4;4.3.4 Aretalogy as a Literary Genre;104
7.3.4.1;4.3.4.1 Wisdom 6–10 as an Aretalogy;106
7.3.4.2;4.3.4.2 Wisdom 10 as an Aretalogy;109
7.3.5;4.3.5 Exempla or Beispielreihe as a Literary Genre;110
7.3.5.1;4.3.5.1 Wisdom 10 as a Beispielreihe;111
7.3.5.2;4.3.5.2 Wisdom 10 Compared to Other Beispielreihen;113
7.4;4.4 Wisdom 10:1–11:1 and Its Relationship to the Form and Genre of Wisdom 11–19;114
7.5;4.5 Conclusion;115
8;Chapter 5: Exegesis;117
8.1;5.1 Relevant Judeo-Christian Hellenistic Literature;118
8.2;5.2 Relevant Greco-Roman Isis Texts;119
8.3;5.3 Preliminary Remarks concerning Isis and Lady Wisdom in Wisdom 10;120
8.4;5.4.1 Strophe I: Wisdom 10:1–5;121
8.5;5.4.2 Strophe II: Wisdom 10:6–9;132
8.6;5.4.3 Strophe III: Wisdom 10:10–12;138
8.7;5.4.4 Strophe IV: Wisdom 10:13–14;145
8.8;5.4.5 Strophe V: Wisdom 10:15–11:1;149
8.9;5.5 Conclusion;161
9;Chapter 6: Hermeneutical Method;164
9.1;6.1 Principles for Evaluating Hermeneutical Method;164
9.2;6.2 Evaluation of the Hermeneutical Method in Wisdom 10;167
9.2.1;6.2.1 Vocabulary and Imagery in Wisdom 10;167
9.2.2;6.2.2 Selection of Details in Wisdom 10;169
9.2.3;6.2.3 Arrangement of Material in Wisdom 10;172
9.2.4;6.2.4 Application of the Biblical Text in Wisdom 10;173
9.3;6.3 Comparison of the Hermeneutical Method in Wisdom 10 to Other Parts of the Book;174
9.3.1;6.3.1 Scriptural Interpretation in Wisdom 1:1–6:21;174
9.3.2;6.3.2 Comparison of Scriptural Interpretation in Wisdom 1:1–6:21 and Wisdom 10;176
9.3.3;6.3.3 Scriptural Interpretation in Wisdom 6:22–9:18;178
9.3.4;6.3.4 Comparison of Scriptural Interpretation in Wisdom 6:22–9:18 and Wisdom 10;180
9.3.5;6.3.5 Scriptural Interpretation in Wisdom 11:2–19:22;181
9.3.6;6.3.6 Comparison of Scriptural Interpretation in Wisdom 10 and Wisdom 11–19;184
9.3.7;6.3.7 Comparison of the Exodus Story in Wisdom 10 and Wisdom 11–19;187
9.4;6.4 Conclusion;193
10;Chapter 7: Conclusion;195
11;Appendix 1: Poetic and Rhythmic Prose Elements in Wisdom 10;200
12;Appendix 2: Summary and Analysis of Selected Beispielreihen;211
13;Bibliography;225
14;Index of Ancient Texts;238
15;Index of Modern Scholars;256

Über Autor(innen)

?Andrew T. Glicksman, University of Dallas, TX, USA.