Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age (1997 Collins), book
Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age is a book by John J. Collins.
Abstract
"In this exploration of Jewish wisdom during the Hellenistic period, internationally renowned scholar John J. Collins examines the books of Sirach and the Wisdom of Solomon, the Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides, and the recently discovered Qumran Sapiential A text from the Dead Sea Scrolls - offering one of the first such examinations of this text in print. This commentary is a compelling analysis of these important texts and their continuing traditions."--Publisher description.
"Jewish wisdom flourished under Hellenism in the books of Ben Sira and the wisdom of Solomon, as well as in a recently discovered sapiential text from Qumran. In this book, now available as a casebound, internationally known author John Collins presents a compelling description and analysis of these three texts and their continuing wisdom traditions."--Publisher description.
Editions
Published in Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1997.
Contents
- 1. Where is Wisdom to be Found?
Part One: Hebrew Wisdom
- 2. Ben Sira in His Hellenistic Context
- 3. Wisdom and the Law
- 4. Ben Sira's Ethics
- 5. The Problem of Evil and the Justice of God
- 6. The History and Destiny of Israel
- 7. Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Part Two: Wisdom in the Hellenistic Diaspora
- 8. The Diaspora Setting
- 9. Jewish Ethics in Hellenistic Dress: The Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides
- 10. Wisdom and Immortality
- 11. Wisdom and the Cosmos
- 12. Epilogue: From Hebrew Wisdom to Greek Philosophy