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Bibliographic Details

Title: Widsom And Creation-Rights reverted
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0687456266
ISBN 13: 9780687456260
Binding: Soft cover
Printing: 2nd Printing
Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Wisdom literature, asserts the author, is grounded in the theological tradition of creation. For the Wisdom writers of Israel and early Judaism, God is the maker of heaven and earth, whose creativity both forms and sustains the world. The very nature of God is to create life, to sustain it, and to ensure that it flourishes. God's originating acts of creation and sustaining providence provide the basis for faith, worship, and ethics.
Leo G. Perdue grounds his reconstruction of the theology of Wisdom in the creation metaphors residing within the language of the sages - metaphors that derive from Israelite creation traditions and the mythologies of the ancient Near East. He focuses on the differences and interactions between two sets of creation metaphors: those dealing with the creation of the world (cosmology), and those centering on the creation of humankind (anthropology).
The contemporary importance of the creation theology of Wisdom literature, says the author, is that it can move the church away from a one-sided emphasis on salvation history and eschatology to a serious participation in environmental concerns and social justice.
Wisdom and Creation provides a thorough yet accessible discussion of the theological message of this important part of the Bible.

About the Author

Leo G. Perdue is Professor of Hebrew Bible and President of Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University. He is co-author of "Families in Ancient Israel".

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