Conflicted Boundaries in Wisdom and Apocalypticism.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (250 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Issues and Outlook -- Wisdom and Apocalypticism in Early Judaism -- Response to George Nickelsburg -- Response to Sarah Tanzer -- Part 2: Wisdom and Apocalypticism in Early Judaism -- Wisdom, Apocalypticism, and The Pedagogical Ethos of 4QInstruction -- The Psalms of Solomon and the Ideology of Rule -- Putting the Puzzle Together: Some Suggestions concerning the Social Location of the Wisdom of Ben Sira -- Israel At the Mercy of Demonic Powers: An Enochic Interpretation of Postexilic Imperialism -- The Politics of Cultural Production in Second Temple Judea: Historical Context and Political-Religious Relations of the Scribes Who Produced 1 Enoch, Sirach, and Daniel -- Part 3: Wisdom and Apocalypticism in Early Christianity -- Who Is Wise and Understanding Among You?" (James 3:13): An Analysis of Wisdom, Eschatology, and Apocalypticism in the Letter of James -- The Rich and Poor in James: An Apocalyptic Ethic -- City Visions, Feminine Figures and Economic Critique: A Sapiential Topos in the Apocalypse -- The Basileia of Jesus Is on the Wood": The Epistle of Barnabas and the Ideology of Rule -- Select Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index of Ancient Literature -- Index of Modern Authors.
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Bible. -- N.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism. Apocryphal books -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Wisdom -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Wisdom -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.