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Wisdom of Solomon 10 : a Jewish Hellenistic reinterpretation of early Israelite history through sapiential lenses / Andrew T. Glicksman.

By: Series: Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies ; v. 9.Publication details: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2011.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110247657
  • 3110247658
  • 1283399806
  • 9781283399807
  • 311024764X
  • 9783110247640
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wisdom of Solomon 10.DDC classification:
  • 229/.306 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1755.52 .G55 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: General Introduction; Chapter 2: Preliminary Literary and Historical Matters; Chapter 3: Structural and Poetical Analysis; Chapter 4: Genre and Form; Chapter 5: Exegesis; Chapter 6: Hermeneutical Method; Chapter 7: Conclusion; Appendix 1: Poetic and Rhythmic Prose Elements in Wisdom 10; Appendix 2: Summary and Analysis of Selected Beispielreihen; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Texts; Index of Modern Scholars.
Summary: The Wisdom of Solomon 10 is a unique passage among Jewish wisdom texts since it both presents personified divine Wisdom (i.e., Lady Wisdom) as acting directly in early Israelite history and explicitly categorizes key biblical figures as either righteous or unrighteous. Through the use of historical and literary criticism, this study especially focuses on how Wisdom 10 has a distinct literary genre and form. Furthermore, it investigates the way that the book's author (i.e., Pseudo-Solomon) reinterprets well-known figures and events of the Pentateuch for his Jewish Alexandrian audience in the Gr.
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Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: General Introduction; Chapter 2: Preliminary Literary and Historical Matters; Chapter 3: Structural and Poetical Analysis; Chapter 4: Genre and Form; Chapter 5: Exegesis; Chapter 6: Hermeneutical Method; Chapter 7: Conclusion; Appendix 1: Poetic and Rhythmic Prose Elements in Wisdom 10; Appendix 2: Summary and Analysis of Selected Beispielreihen; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Texts; Index of Modern Scholars.

The Wisdom of Solomon 10 is a unique passage among Jewish wisdom texts since it both presents personified divine Wisdom (i.e., Lady Wisdom) as acting directly in early Israelite history and explicitly categorizes key biblical figures as either righteous or unrighteous. Through the use of historical and literary criticism, this study especially focuses on how Wisdom 10 has a distinct literary genre and form. Furthermore, it investigates the way that the book's author (i.e., Pseudo-Solomon) reinterprets well-known figures and events of the Pentateuch for his Jewish Alexandrian audience in the Gr.

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