Law and Wisdom from Ben Sira to Paul

by Eckhard J. Schnabel

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2011

Overview

It is a generally acknowledged fact both among Old Testament scholars and New Testament scholars, as well as among experts in the literature of early and later Judaism, that the correlation of law and wisdom is of paramount importance for Jewish and Christian theology and ethics. It is therefore all the more surprising that this correlation has never been the subject of a major monograph. The present study was written to fill this apparent gap and to make a contribution to the investigation of the theology of early Judaism and early Christianity, focusing on the correlation of law and wisdom in Ben Sira, in other early Jewish documents including Qumran, and in the thinking of Paul the Apostle.

Key Features

• Explores the correlation between law, wisdom, and ethics in early Judaism and Christianity
• Considers exegetical, theological, and historical evidence
• Analyzes the contributions of various religious traditions

Contents

• Ben Sira’s Identification of Wisdom and Law
• Wisdom and Law in the Intertestamental Literature
• Law and Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls
• Wisdom and Law in Pauline Christology and Ethics
• Conclusion

Product Details

• Title: Law and Wisdom from Ben Sira to Paul
• Author: Eckhard J. Schnabel
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2011
• Pages: 444
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Topic: Biblical Studies

About Eckhard J. Schnabel

Eckhard J. Schnabel received his PhD from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, and is the Mary French Rockefeller Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is the author of numerous books, commentaries, and essays, including Early Christian Mission, Paul the Missionary, and Der Erste Brief an Die Korinther in the Historisch-Theologische Auslegung commentary series. He also spoke at Pastorum Live 2012.