01406nam a22002177a 4500 AU-EpEBC 20111017203514.0 100918t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0687008468 AU-EpEBC AU-EpEBC 223.06/CLI Clifford, Richard J. The wisdom literature / Richard J. Clifford. Nashville, TN : Abingdon, c.1998. 181p ; pbk ; 23cm. Interpreting biblical texts includes bibliographical references and indexes. In this volume, Richard J. Clifford seeks to make the biblical wisdom literature intelligible to modern readers. It is easy to quote the occasional proverb, say a few things about "the problem of evil" in Job, or quote "vanity of vanities," but far more rewarding to read the whole book with an appreciative and informed eye. Opening chapters of The Wisdom Literature comment on the striking similarities between ancient and modern "wisdom literature" and on the comparable literature from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Canaan. Thereafter, a chapter is devoted to each biblical book (Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Sirach, and Wisdom of Solomon), studying not only its content but also its rhetoric - how it engages the reader. Bible. O.T. Wisdom literature criticism, interpretation, etc. ddc 9859 9859 0 0 ddc 0 0 221 OT MAIN MAIN OS 2010-09-18 Donated by Valentin Vasilev, 2009. 10.00 0 223.06/CLI 09206 2014-12-17 00:00:00 1 50.00 2010-09-18 AM