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

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.

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