
Discerning Wisdom
The Sapiential Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Matthew J. Goff(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 30. November 2006
Book
Hardback
388 pages
978-90-04-14749-2 (ISBN)
Description
Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ben Sira was the only Hebrew wisdom text from the late Second Temple period. The Qumran scrolls provide an abundance of previously unknown Hebrew sapiential material. Discerning Wisdom provides a systematic overview of all the Qumran texts that are commonly identified as wisdom compositions. This literature raises issues such as the incorporation of apocalypticism and Torah piety into the sapiential tradition. The Dead Sea Scrolls offer crucial evidence for understanding the wisdom of the late Second Temple period and the reception of traditional wisdom in Early Judaism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Cloth
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
721 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-14749-2 (9789004147492)
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Matthew J. Goff, Ph.D. (2002) in Hebrew Bible, University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of Religion at Florida State University. He is the author of The Worldly and Heavenly Wisdom of 4QInstruction (Brill, 2003).