Tree of Life, 3rd ed.: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature

Murphy, Roland E.

ISBN 10: 0802839657 / ISBN 13: 9780802839657

Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tree of Life, 3rd ed.: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802839657
• ISBN 13: 9780802839657
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Since 1990 Roland Murphy's Tree of Life has been a standard introduction to the wisdom literature of the Bible. Now The Tree of Life is available in a third edition, complete with a new preface by the author and a special supplement that surveys the latest developments in wisdom research. This superb study thoroughly explores the wisdom writings of the Bible, interpreting this literature in a way that illumines the development of Israel's search for wisdom throughout its tumultuous history. Murphy looks at each wisdom book individually -- Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, and Wisdom of Solomon -- and adds to them a discussion of wisdom from other parts of the Old Testament. His careful investigations expose the various guises that wisdom adopts -- the "fear of the Lord," moral formation, the universality of human experience, the mysteries of creation, and others.

About the Author

Roland E. Murphy (1917–2002) was George Washington Ivey Professor of Biblical Studies Emeritus at Duke University and adjunct professor of biblical studies at the Washington Theological Union.