TY - BOOK AU - Brooke,George J. AU - Hecke,P.van ED - Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study and the Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap in Nederland en Belgi� TI - Goochem in mokum, wisdom in Amsterdam: papers on biblical and related wisdom read at the fifteenth joint meeting of the Society of Old Testament Study and the Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap, Amsterdam, July 2012 T2 - Oudtestamentische studi�n = SN - 9004314768 U1 - 223.06 23 KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Congresses KW - Wisdom KW - Biblical teaching N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes N2 - "This collection of essays is focused on the wisdom traditions of the Hebrew Bible, including the Book of Sira. The biblical books are read as literary works on their own as well as in an ancient Near Eastern setting. Some essays scrutinize Greek and Hellenistic wisdom traditions. The authors refrain from a definition of 'wisdom' which would have been a reductionist exercise in view of the great variety of material and the complexity of the perennial problems (wo)mankind is confronted with"--Provided by publisher ER -