Monday, May 01, 2023

Wold, Qumran Wisdom and the New Testament (CUP)

NEW BOOK FROM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS:
Qumran Wisdom and the New Testament
Exploring Early Jewish and Christian Textual Cultures

AUTHOR: Benjamin Wold, Trinity College Dublin
DATE PUBLISHED: December 2022
AVAILABILITY: Available
FORMAT: Hardback
ISBN: 9781009305068

£ 85.00 Hardback

Description

In this book, Benjamin Wold builds on recent developments in the study of early Jewish wisdom literature and brings it to bear on the New Testament. This scholarship has been transformed by the discovery at Qumran of more than 900 manuscripts, including Hebrew wisdom compositions, many of which were published in critical editions beginning in the mid-1990s. Wold systematically explores the salient themes in the Jewish wisdom worldview found in these scrolls. He also presents detailed commentaries on translations and articulates the key debates regarding Qumran wisdom literature, highlighting the significance of wisdom within the context of Jewish textual culture. Wold's treatment of themes within the early Jewish and Christian textual cultures demonstrates that wisdom transcended literary form and genre. He shows how and why the publication of these ancient texts has engendered profound shifts in the study of early Jewish wisdom, and their relevance to current controversies regarding the interpretation of specific New Testament texts.

  • Provides a systematic treatment of themes characteristic to the early Jewish wisdom worldview
  • Analyses debated fragments and their translation that are significant for understanding Jewish wisdom in the period
  • Introduces key debates in the study of Qumran wisdom literature

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