This study interprets the theme of election in the book of Sirach. A central problem in the interpretation of Sirach concerns the relation of Wisdom and Torah. Many scholars interpret Ben Sira's correlation of the universal Wisdom tradition with Israel's particular traditions of…
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This study examines the pervasive influence of post-exilic wisdom editors and writers in the shaping of the Psalter by analyzing the use of wisdom elements--vocabulary, themes, rhetorical devices, and parallels with other Ancient Near Eastern wisdom traditions. I begin with an a…
"Surveying spiritual and philosophical traditions, revives the search for wisdom for modern times"--Provided by publisher.
"Surveying spiritual and philosophical traditions, revives the searchfor wisdom for modern times"--Provided by publisher.
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"Surveying spiritual and philosophical traditions, revives the search for wisdom for modern times"--Provided by publisher.
"Surveying spiritual and philosophical traditions, revives the search for wisdom for modern times"--Provided by publisher
After Plato and Aristotle, the Stoics, from the third century BCE onwards, developed the third great classical conception of wisdom. This book offers a reconstruction of this pivotal notion in Stoicism, starting out from the two extant Stoic definitions, 'knowledge of human and …
After Plato and Aristotle, the Stoics, from the third century BCE onwards, developed the third great classical conception of wisdom. This book offers a reconstruction of this pivotal notion in Stoicism, starting out from the two extant Stoic definitions, 'knowledge of human and …
The first-ever book-length study of the influential Stoic concept of wisdom.
"After Plato and Aristotle, the Stoics, from the third century BCE onwards, developed the third great classical conception of wisdom. This book offers a reconstruction of this pivotal notion in Stoicism, starting out from the two extant Stoic definitions, 'knowledge of human and…
After Plato and Aristotle, the Stoics, from the third century BCE onwards, developed the third great classical conception of wisdom. This book offers a reconstruction of this pivotal notion in Stoicism, starting out from the two extant Stoic definitions, 'knowledge of human and …