This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Add to My Marked Citations Google Scholar Articles by Dell, K. Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Reviewing Recent Research on the Wisdom Literature

Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge

This article outlines some of the main interests of scholars of the biblical wisdom literature (Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes) in the last twenty years. It looks in general terms at the interest in the wider Ancient Near Eastern world and how that has influenced wisdom studies, at literary issues, at wisdom's theological themes, at feminist study of wisdom literature and at the history of interpretation. It also looks more specifically at interest in pedagogic concerns and social context in Proverbs, at genre issues in Job and at authorship issues in Ecclesiastes.

Key Words: Proverbs • Job • Ecclesiastes • Wisdom Literature • Ancient Near East • Feminist Study • History of Interpretation

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?