Law and Wisdom

doi:10.1017/9781108636322.016

11 - Law and Wisdom

from Part IV - Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2024

Thomas Krüger

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Bruce Wells

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Bruce Wells: Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin

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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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morality divine instruction vows legal terminology

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Information: The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 219 - 238

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108636322.016 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2024

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