Wisdom Literature in Mesopotamia and Israel / Edition 1

by Richard J Clifford

Overview

This volume offers a rich collection of essays by distinguished Assyriologists and biblicists on the social, intellectual, and literary setting of Mesopotamian wisdom; on specific wisdom texts; and on key themes common to both Mesopotamian and biblical culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589832190
Publisher:	Society of Biblical Literature
Publication date:	07/15/2007
Series:	Society of Biblical Literature Symposium
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Richard J. Clifford, S.J., Ph.D. (1970) in Hebrew Bible, Harvard University, is Professor of Old Testament at Weston Jesuit School of Theology.