Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Historical Context of Biblical Law
- Part II The Biblical Legal Collections
- Part III The Biblical Laws
- Part IV Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses
- 9 Law and Prophecy
- 10 Law and Prayer
- 11 Law and Wisdom
- Part V The Legacy of Biblical Law
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Text Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
11 - Law and Wisdom
from Part IV - Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2024
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Historical Context of Biblical Law
- Part II The Biblical Legal Collections
- Part III The Biblical Laws
- Part IV Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses
- 9 Law and Prophecy
- 10 Law and Prayer
- 11 Law and Wisdom
- Part V The Legacy of Biblical Law
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Text Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
This chapter considers the debate over biblical law and the so-called wisdom literature (mainly Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes), as well as questions about whether biblical law derives from early wisdom sayings or vice versa. It also shows how we lack information necessary to answer other related questions.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 219 - 238Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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