the sage in israel and the ancient near east - john g. gammie, leo g. perdue (ed.)
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Download:http://www.ebookee.net/The-Sage-in-Israel-and-the-Ancient-Near-East_648779.htmlPreview:http://books.google.com/books?id=mIXOwLtVPRUC&source=gbs_navlinks_sFew subjects in ancient Near Eastern studies are as vast as that of wisdom literature; virtually every people in the region had its own didactic tradition and celebrated sages. It is, therefore, no wonder that the book under review is a rather massive tome. The Sage in Israel and the Ancient Near East consists of thirty-six essays on the sage and on related aspects of wisdom literature.There are six general divisions: (1) The Sage in Ancient Near Eastern Literature; (2) The Social Locations and Functions of the Sage; (3) The Sage in the Wisdom Literature of the Hebrew Bible;(4) The Sage in Other Biblical Texts;(5) The Sage from before the Close of the Hebrew Canon to Post-biblical Times; and (6) The Symbolic Universe of the Sage.In view of the book's size, it is fortunate that the volume has been well organized and edited; numerous indexes and bibliographies increase its value as a reference work. Naturally enough, the level of readability of the individual essays varies considerably. For the most part, however, the contributions are concise and well focused. ...-- Richard Jasnow, Johns Hopkins UniversityJournal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul., 1996), pp. 215-216.Published by: The University of Chicago PressTRANSCRIPT
The Sage in Israel and the Ancient Near East
John G. Gammie, Leo G. Perdue (ed.)
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