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

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...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Glicksman, Andrew T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2011.
Series:Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies ; v. 9.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9783110247657
3110247658
1283399806
9781283399807
311024764X
9783110247640
ISSN:1865-1666 ;