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Wisdom literature is a genre of literature common in the ancient Near East. It consists of statements by sages and the wise that offer teachings about divinity and virtue. Although this genre uses techniques of traditional oral storytelling, it was disseminated in written form. The earliest known wisdom literature dates back to the middle of ...
Sophia (Koinē Greek: σοφία, sophía —"wisdom") is a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion, Platonism, Gnosticism and Christian theology. Originally carrying a meaning of "cleverness, skill", the later meaning of the term, close to the meaning of phronesis ("wisdom, intelligence"), was significantly shaped by the term ...
Old Testament, Wisdom literature, Hermeneutics. Peter Eric Enns (born January 2, 1961) is an American Biblical scholar and theologian. He has written widely on hermeneutics, Christianity and science, historicity of the Bible, and Old Testament interpretation. Outside of his academic work Enns is a contributor to HuffPost and Patheos. [1]
The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes: an Introduction to Wisdom Literature. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. 1985. The Message of Jeremiah: Against Wind and Tide. Leicester & Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. 1987. A Time to Mourn, and a Time to Dance: Ecclesiastes & the Way of the World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. 1976.
Carole R. Fontaine (born 1950 [1]) is an internationally recognized [citation needed] American biblical scholar. She is the John Taylor professor of biblical theology and history at the Andover Newton Theological School and feminist author of six books and over 100 articles, in addition to serving on several editorial boards (including the Journal of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical ...
David Penchansky. David Penchansky is a professor in the field of Hebrew Bible. In his writing, he applies the methodology of literary criticism to the Old Testament, particularly its Wisdom Literature (the books of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Ben Sira and the Wisdom of Solomon ). Both Marxism and Deconstruction have influenced his approach.
Holy Wisdom (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, Latin: Sancta Sapientia) is a concept in Christian theology. Christian theology received the Old Testament personification of Wisdom (Hebrew Chokmah) as well as the concept of Wisdom (Sophia) from Greek philosophy, especially Platonism. In Christology, Christ the Logos as God the Son was identified with ...
Position held. emeritus (University of Wisconsin–Madison) Michael V. Fox (born 1940) is an American biblical scholar. [1] He is a Halls-Bascom Professor Emeritus [2][3] in the Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Fox has been described as a "highly regarded authority on biblical wisdom literature."