Title: The school tradition of the Old Testament : the Bampton lectures for 1994 /
Authors: Heaton, Eric William.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Bible. Authorship.; Education in the Bible.; Wisdom Biblical teaching; Education, Ancient.; Wisdom literature Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Abstract: The books of the Old Testament are often thought of as being remote and 'primitive'. In fact, they were written by learned men, educated in the traditional schools of ancient Israel. This book presents a case for the strong influence which this schooling must have had on the writers of the stories, poetry and proverbs of the Bible.
Contents: A Jerusalem school inspected -- Schools and libraries -- Excursus: The art of speaking -- School-books from Egypt -- Education in wisdom -- Prophets and teachers -- Story-writers -- Honest doubters -- Belief and behaviour -- Retrospect.