Jewish wisdom in the Hellenistic age
By: John J. Collins
Series: Old Testament library
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Louisville, KY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Apocrypha. -- Ecclesiasticus -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. -- O.T. -- Apocrypha. -- Wisdom of Solomon -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Pseudo-Phocylides -- Criticism and interpretation; Wisdom -- Biblical teaching; Hellenism.
Description: "In this exploration of Jewish Wisdom during the Hellenistic period, internationally known scholar John J. Collins examines the books of Sirach and the Wisdom of Solomon, the Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides, and the recently discovered Qumran Sapiential A text from the Dead Sea Scrolls - offering one of the first such looks at this text in print. This commentary is a compelling analysis of these four important texts and their continuing traditions."--Jacket.
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