Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms
ISBN 10: 0865546525 ISBN 13: 9780865546523
Published by Mercer University Press, 2004
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Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms offers a unique approach to studying this material in the classroom. This book is a collection of essays that explore themes and background issues intended for the student of the Old Testament. Divided into two sections on the Psalms and Wisdom Literature, each section offers an in-depth essay on history of interpretation, forms of poetry, the text's relationship to the ancient Near East, the canonical shape of the material, the theology of the texts, and contemporary issues currently under scholarly investigation.
About the Author: The contributors are John D. W. Watts, Danny Mynatt, Joel Drinkard, Nancy deClaisse-Walford, William Bellinger, Jim Nogalski, Pierce Matheney, Tim Crawford, Tom Smothers, Gerald Keown, Carol Grizzard, James Crenshaw, Dennis Tucker, Wayne Ballard.
Wayne Ballard earned his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is now Assistant Professor of Religion at Campbell University. He is also the author of The Divinity Warrior: Motif in the Psalms.
Dennis Tucker also earned his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and currently teaches at Ouachita Baptist University.
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Title: Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the ...
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine