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The Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom – A Theological Introduction to Wisdom in Israel

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A Jesus Creed 2017 Old Testament Book of the Year 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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ISBN: 9780801027116
Publication date: 22nd August 2017
Author: Tremper Iii Longman
Publisher: Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group an imprint of Baker Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 336 pages
Genres: Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
Old Testaments