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Wisdom in the Ancient World.
But where shall wisdom be found?' asked Job, and from across the ancient world came many different replies. Some conceived of wisdom in supernatural personified form and answered the question in appropriate terms. For others, wisdom was something far more human, manifested in a number of differ...
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2010.
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| 520 | |a But where shall wisdom be found?' asked Job, and from across the ancient world came many different replies. Some conceived of wisdom in supernatural personified form and answered the question in appropriate terms. For others, wisdom was something far more human, manifested in a number of different possible ways. For many philosophers, on the other hand, it was simply the highest human intellectual attainment possible. However understood, wisdom was highly prized across the ancient world and throughout ancient history. To the extent to which there was a shared ancient culture, wisdom lay at the. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Contents; Preface; Maps; Timeline; 1 The Nature of Wisdom; 1. Introduction; 2. Four Hypotheses; 3. The Seven Sages; 2 Wisdom in Religion; 1. Introduction; 2. Wise Gods and Goddesses; (a) Mesopotamia; (b) Egypt; (c) Mystery Cults; (d) Greece and Rome; (e) Zoroastrianism; 3. Wisdom and Monotheism; 4. Conclusion; 3 Wisdom in Myth and Legend; 1. Introduction; 2. Mesopotamia; 3. Israel; 4. Egypt; 5. Greece and Rome; 6. Conclusion; 4 Wisdom in History; 1. Introduction; 2. Egypt; 3. Ugarit and Ebla; 4. Mesopotamia; 5. Israel and Judaism; 6. The Teacher of Righteousness; 7. Jesus of Nazareth. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 8. Solon and the Lawgivers9. Seers, Shamans and Saints; 10. The Early Philosophers; 11. Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism; 12. Heraclitus and Parmenides; 13. Democritus and Anaxagoras; 14. Socrates and the Sophists; 15. Plato, Aristotle and the Schools; 16. Zeno and Epicurus; 17. Diogenes and Pyrrho; 18. Plotinus and Iamblichus; 19. Some Wise Men of Rome; 20. Conclusion; 5 Wisdom in Practice; 1. Introduction; 2. Ruling, Judging and Lawgiving; 3. The Scribe; 4. Diviners and Divination; 5. Counsellors and Advisors; 6. Architects and Planners; 7. Scientists and Science; 8. Healers and Healing. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 9. Magic and Magicians10. Conclusion; 6 Wisdom Literature; 1. Introduction; 2. Mesopotamia; 3. Egypt; 4. Israel; 5. Apocalyptic; 6. A Sapiential Selection; 7. Hermetica; 8. The Chaldaean Oracles; 9. Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Places; Index of Personal Names; Index of Modern Authors. | |
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