Introduction to the Study of Wisdom Literature

Dr Stuart Weeks MA (Oxon.) MPhil DPhil, Senior Lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew, Durham University, UK. He is the author of Early Israelite Wisdom (OUP, 1994) and Instructions & Imagery in Proverbs 1-9 (OUP, 2007). He is writing the ICC volume on Ecclesiastes for T&T Clark.

• AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1 Wisdom Literature and its Foreign CounterpartsChapter 2 The Book of ProverbsChapter 3 The Book of JobChapter 4 EcclesiastesChapter 5 Other Jewish Wisdom LiteratureChapter 6 Wisdom ThoughtChapter 7 The Origins and Place of Wisdom LiteratureFurther ReadingBibliography

Weeks provides a valuable survey of Israelite Wisdom Literature. He explains the main issues presented by the Wisdom corpus and gives fair consideration to a variety of views, while arguing thoughtfully for his own conclusions. His knowledge of scholarly literature is extensive and deep, but he takes care to make his writing clear and accessible to all. His Introduction will be an effective tool in the university classroom.