Wisdom in transition : Act and consequence in Second Temple instructions. By Samuel L. Adams.

Adams, Samuel L. (auth.)

ISBN 10: 9004165665 / ISBN 13: 9789004165663

Published by Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, Boston, 2008., 2008

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Large octavo (250 x 170 mm), publisher's full cloth with publisher's illustrated dustjacket, xii (+ii), 314 pp., a well preserved copy. [JSJS - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism; 125]. - ISBN: 9789004165663. - Contents : Partial contents: Introduction. - Act and consequence in Egyptian instructions. - Act and consequence in the Book of Proverbs. - Wisdom in transition: the book of Ecclesiates. - Ben Sira's apologetic response. - Widom in transition: mystery and eschatology in 4QInstruction. Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-293) and indexes. ||| Future life Judaism; Immortality Judaism; Eschatology, Jewish; Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D; Rabbinical literature History and criticism; Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc; Dead Sea scrolls; 586 B.C.-210 A.D - Zukünftiges Leben Judentum; Unsterblichkeit Judentum; Eschatologie, jüdisch; Judentum Geschichte Zeit nach dem Exil, 586 v. Chr. 210 n. Chr.; Rabbinische Literatur Geschichte und Kritik; Bibel. Altes Testament Kritik, Interpretation usw.; Schriftrollen vom Toten Meer; 586 v. Chr. 210 n. Chr - [oR-Doki | DOK | ] 700 g.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wisdom in transition : Act and consequence in Second Temple instructions. By Samuel L. Adams.
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, Boston, 2008.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004165665
• ISBN 13: 9789004165663
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 700 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • JUDAICA, JUDENTUM - judaica, judaism

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Synopsis

This volume considers a major shift among Jewish sages during the Second Temple period, as certain authors moved from an earthly focus to a belief in individual immortality. Egyptian instructions and the book of Proverbs are examined for necessary background. The colorful responses of Qoheleth and Ben Sira to an emergent belief in the afterlife are also discussed. 4QInstruction, the largest Wisdom text from the Dead Sea Scrolls corpus, demonstrates this shift to an eschatological understanding. This book considers the diverse reasons for the changes that one finds in 4QInstruction, especially the issue of social context. It will prove useful to those interested in Wisdom literature, the Dead Sea Scrolls, apocalypticism, and the development of beliefs in the afterlife.

About the Author

Samuel L. Adams, Ph.D. (2006) at Yale University, is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia. His research interests include Wisdom literature, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Egyptology.