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THE CONCEPT OF “WISDOM” IN OLD TESTAMENT POETIC LITERATURE
THE CONCEPT OF “WISDOM” IN OLD TESTAMENT POETIC LITERATURE

Author(s): Liviu Ursache
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: wisdom; discipline; education; knowledge; theodicy

Summary/Abstract: More then one third of the old testament literature is in poetic form. This kind of literature deals especially with the concept of wisdom. In this article I deal with the content of wisdom, as it appears especially in the books of Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. First, I give a brief overview on the semantics of wisdom which the interpreter encouters in these books. Then, I develop on the two approaches to wisdom: didactical or practical and philosophical. I also point out that in the Hebrew poetic literature wisdom is viewed as a person. In the end I make some comments on the content of this concept with special emphasis on theodicy.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 205-210
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian
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