Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel and Early Judaism
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
This is a completely revised and expanded edition of a classic text. Drawing on recent work on legal and didactic material and including more literary interpretation, Blenkinsopp traces the course of two related key traditions—law and wisdom—throughout the history of Israel in the biblical period. He demonstrates their essential lines of continuity with classical Jewish thought and early Christian theology.
Top Highlights
“where they flow together and eventually find their outlet in the rabbinic writings and early Christian theology” (Page 17)
“the reality and the power of a wisdom which relies exclusively on human resources and autonomous reason.” (Page 8)
“is motivated by the absolute theological necessity for the divine justice to be seen and acknowledged (e.g. Ps. 58)” (Page 48)
“the vacuum created by the disappearance of the monarchy was filled to a great extent by the” (Page 16)
Reviews
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Stephan Freund
5/18/2020
Liberal aproach to the theme, if you’re looking to something closer to the reformed assumptions, tham it’s nor for you.
Friedrich
4/16/2020
just curious: the overview blurb provided by Logos says that this book "demonstrates their essential lines of continuity with classical Jewish thought and early Christian theology" however, neither the subtitle ("...early Judaism" nor the chapter titles/subpoints specifically mention Christian theology. So, is the blurb an overstatement? I am guessing that there likely would be a connection between Judaism and Christian theology...but I'd like to know if this book *literally* draws those connections.
