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ancient Israelite religion
Author_Alice M. Sinnott
BCE
Ben Sira
biblical literary analysis
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Egyptian Wisdom
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Exilic Setting
feminine divine imagery
God's Active Presence
God’s Active Presence
Hebrew Bible studies
Hellenistic influence Judaism
Holy Tent
Isis Cult
Israelite Wisdom
Jewish identity transformation
Joban References
Mid Fourth Century BCE
Millennium BCE
Papyrus Insinger
Second Temple Judaism
Sir 24
Twelfth Century BCE
Wisdom Figure
Wisdom Literature
Wisdom Poem
Wisdom Teacher
Wisdom Texts
Wisdom Writers
Wisdom's Association
Wisdom's Origins
Wisdom's Role
Wisdom's Speeches
Wisdom’s Association
Wisdom’s Origins
Wisdom’s Role
Wisdom’s Speeches
YHWH Presence
Product details
- ISBN 9780754651246
- Weight: 484g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 22 Nov 2005
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book examines the personification of Wisdom as a female figure - a central motif in Proverbs, Job, Sirach, Wisdom and Baruch. Alice M. Sinnott identifies how and why the complex character of Wisdom was introduced into the Israelite tradition, and created and developed by Israelite/Jewish wisdom teachers and writers. Arguing that by personifying Wisdom the authors of Proverbs responded to Israel's defeat by Babylon and the loss of Davidic monarchy, and by retrieving and transforming the Wisdom figure the authors of Sirach, Baruch and Wisdom responded to the spread of Hellenism and the potential loss of identity for Jews. Sinnott concludes that personified Wisdom functioned to reinterpret and transform the Israelite/Jewish tradition.
Alice M. Sinnott is from the School of Theology, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
