The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes: An Introduction to Wisdom Literature - Softcover

Kidner, Derek

 
9780877844051: The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes: An Introduction to Wisdom Literature
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0877844054 ISBN 13: 9780877844051
Verlag: InterVarsity Press, 1985

Inhaltsangabe

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."

In the Wisdom literature of the Bible we first hear the cool voice of a teacher calling us to think--to think hard and humbly. "How long will fools hate knowledge?" cries Wisdom in the book of Proverbs. Then in Job comes the anguished voice of the questioner, earnest enough to seek answers, honest enough to doubt easy ones. In Ecclesiastes the chastened tone of the Preacher warns of the vanity of all life under the sun.

Sensitive to both literary form and theological content, Derek Kidner introduces Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes, explaining their basic character and internal structure. He also summarizes and evaluates the wealth of modern criticism focused on each book. Looking at all three books together, Kidner shows how their many voices compare, contrast and ultimately give a unified view of life.

Kidner extends his analysis to include Ecclesiasticus and The Wisdom of Solomon from the Apocrypha, and he reprints excerpts from non-Israelite works that parallel the three major books treated.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

The works of Derek Kidner (MA, Christ's College, Cambridge) are full of the marks of both professor and pastor with his even­handed scholarship as well as his devotional insight. These qualities have made his commentaries in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary series and The Bible Speaks Today series some of the most beloved and popular of recent decades. Kidner had a long career in both the church and the academy in England. He studied at Cambridge University and then served in the ministry for several years before becoming a senior tutor at Oak Hill Theological College. Kidner began his writing career while serving as warden of Tyndale House in Cambridge from 1964 to 1978, publishing his ninth and final book, The Message of Jeremiah, in 1987.

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Verlag
InterVarsity Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1985
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0877844054
ISBN 13 
9780877844051
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Anzahl der Seiten
175
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