Wisdom, theodicy, death, and the evolution of intellectual traditions
When one reads through the main Judaic wisdom texts chronologically, one sees the rise of the problem of theodicy and the resultant attempt to solve the problem. All the sages after the authors of Proverbs treat this problem in one way or another, and one can follow a course from the awareness of th...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2005
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period
Year: 2005, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 263-277 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theodicy
/ Death
/ Wisdom literature
/ Old Testament
/ Early Judaism
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Dead Sea Scrolls
B Theodicy B Death B Wisdom literature |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | When one reads through the main Judaic wisdom texts chronologically, one sees the rise of the problem of theodicy and the resultant attempt to solve the problem. All the sages after the authors of Proverbs treat this problem in one way or another, and one can follow a course from the awareness of the problem in Job to its complete solution in the book of Wisdom and in 4QInstruction, where versions of a belief in an existence beyond death finally make their way into the tradition. Even this adaptation, however, did not ensure the survival of the wisdom tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 0047-2212 |
| Contains: | In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period
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