Wisdom literature in Mesopotamia and Israel  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Richard J. Clifford. 
 - Atlanta :  Society of Biblical Literature,  c2007. 
 - xiii, 116 p. ;  23 cm. 
 - Society of Biblical Literature symposium series ;  no. 36 .
 - Symposium series (Society of Biblical Literature) ;  no. 36. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/> The context of wisdom in Mesopotamia.  The social and intellectual setting of Babylonian wisdom literature /  Why wisdom became a secret : on wisdom as a written genre /  Studies in Babylonian wisdom texts.  An allusion to the Šamaš hymn in the Dialogue of pessimism /  The wisdom of Šūpê-amēlī--a deathbed debate between a father and son /  Comparisons of Mesopotamian and biblical texts and motifs.  Sages with a sense of humor : the Babylonian Dialogue between the master and his servant and the Book of Qoheleth /  Cosmos, temple, house : building and wisdom in Mesopotamia and Israel /  Biblical wisdom literature.  Beginnings, endings, and life's necessities in biblical wisdom /  Paul-Alain Beaulieu.  Karel van der Toorn --  Victor Avigdor Hurowitz.  Victor Avigdor Hurowitz --  Edward L. Greenstein.  Raymond C. Van Leeuwen --  James L. Crenshaw. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Boulder, Colo. : <br/>NetLibrary, <br/>2008. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781435626997 (electronic bk.) 1435626990 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Assyro-Babylonian literature--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1455  / .W563 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>223/.06