TY  - BOOK
AU  - Clifford, Richard J.
TI  - The wisdom literature
T2  - Interpreting biblical texts
SN  - 0687008468
U1  - 223.06/CLI 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Nashville, TN : 
PB  - Abingdon
KW  - Bible
KW  - O.T
KW  - Wisdom literature
KW  - criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - includes bibliographical references and indexes
N2  - 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.
ER  -