Discerning Wisdom

The Sapiential Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-14749-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 116, 372 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 853 g

Reihe: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements

Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ben Sira was the only Hebrew wisdom text from the late Second Temple period. The Qumran scrolls provide an abundance of previously unknown Hebrew sapiential material. Discerning Wisdom provides a systematic overview of all the Qumran texts that are commonly identified as wisdom compositions. This literature raises issues such as the incorporation of apocalypticism and Torah piety into the sapiential tradition. The Dead Sea Scrolls offer crucial evidence for understanding the wisdom of the late Second Temple period and the reception of traditional wisdom in Early Judaism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goff, Matthew J

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew J. Goff, Ph.D. (2002) in Hebrew Bible, University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of Religion at Florida State University. He is the author of The Worldly and Heavenly Wisdom of 4QInstruction (Brill, 2003).