The Fear of the Lord is Wisdom: A Theological Introduction to Wisdom in Israel
Tremper Longman (Iii)Hardback 2017-08-22
Professor Longman discusses Israelite wisdom in the context of the broader ancient Near East, treats the connection between wisdom in the New and Old Testaments, and deals with a number of contested issues, such as the relationship of wisdom to prophecy, history, and law.
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:Wisdom plays an important role in the Old Testament, particularly in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes. This major work from renowned scholar Tremper Longman III examines wisdom in the Old Testament and explores its theological influence on the intertestamental books, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and especially the New Testament.
Longman notes that wisdom is a practical category (the skill of living), an ethical category (a wise person is a virtuous person), and most foundationally a theological category (the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom). The author discusses Israelite wisdom in the context of the broader ancient Near East, treats the connection between wisdom in the New Testament and in the Old Testament, and deals with a number of contested issues, such as the relationship of wisdom to prophecy, history, and law.
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Professor Longman discusses Israelite wisdom in the context of the broader ancient Near East, treats the connection between wisdom in the New and Old Testaments, and deals with a number of contested issues, such as the relationship of wisdom to prophecy, history, and law.
Publisher Description
:Wisdom plays an important role in the Old Testament, particularly in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes. This major work from renowned scholar Tremper Longman III examines wisdom in the Old Testament and explores its theological influence on the intertestamental books, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and especially the New Testament.
Longman notes that wisdom is a practical category (the skill of living), an ethical category (a wise person is a virtuous person), and most foundationally a theological category (the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom). The author discusses Israelite wisdom in the context of the broader ancient Near East, treats the connection between wisdom in the New Testament and in the Old Testament, and deals with a number of contested issues, such as the relationship of wisdom to prophecy, history, and law.