Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age

by John J. Collins

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 2011

Overview

Jewish wisdom flourished under Hellenism in the books of Ben Sira and the Wisdom of Solomon, as well as in a recently discovered sapiential text from Qumran. In this book, internationally known author John Collins presents a compelling description and analysis of these three texts and their continuing wisdom traditions.

Product Details

• Title: Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age
• Author: John J. Collins
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: The Old Testament Library
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Wisdom of Solomon › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Pseudo-P+hocylides › Criticism and interpretation; Wisdom › Biblical teaching; Hellenism
• ISBNs: 9780664238421, 0664221092, 0664238424, 9780664221096
• Resource ID: LLS:JWSHWSDMHLLNSTG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-24T16:29:21Z

About John J. Collins

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. His books include Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age; Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy: On Jewish Apocalyptic Literature; The Invention of Judaism: Torah and Jewish Identity from Deuteronomy to Paul; and, most recently, What Are Biblical Values? What the Bible Says on Key Ethical Issues. Collins serves as general editor of the Anchor Yale Bible and Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library. He is on the editorial board of the Journal for the Study of Judaism and Dead Sea Discoveries. Previously, he has served as President of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association.