Wisdom Has Built Her House
Subtitle: Studies on the Figure of Sophia in the Bible
Contributors: Linda M. Maloney (Translator); William McDonough (Translator)
Publisher: Michael Glazier Books; Liturgical Press
Published: July 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780814659342
Subjects: Bible readings or selections; Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Ecumenism; Old Testament; Religion; Bible - Stories - Old Testament; Religion - Biblical Studies; Wisdom (Biblical personification); Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General; Bible - Criticism  Interpretation - General; Feminist theology; Wisdom (Biblical personificati
First sentence: The figure of personified Wisdom made its first appearance in postexilic Wisdom literature, but it would be a mistake to regard it as isolated within the period, for despite its late appearance this figure is firmly established within Israel's whole tradition of written wisdom, which is of course older and was recorded primarily in the central and principal section of the book of Proverbs (chs. 10-30).