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RELS 3107
\nPsalms and Wisdom Literature of Israel
\nMTWRF 11:30-1:00
\nDr. John C. Reeves
\n204B Macy
\nOffice hours: TWR 1:30-2:30; or by appointment
\njcreeves@uncc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/h3>\n

This upper-level biblical studies course focuses primarily upon select poetic books contained in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh<\/em>) which emanate from two formally distinct yet intersecting social circumstances\u2013\u2013those pertaining to communal cult and praxis, and those pertaining to individual, scribally oriented piety and reflection.\u00a0Significant attention will be directed to unpacking the relationship of these poetic works to other genres of literature found in the Bible (e.g., national epic; myth; ritual; prophecy; etc.) as well as to some non-biblical and parascriptural works from Jewish and surrounding cultures which exhibit formal and ideological similarities to the biblical psalter and wisdom compositions.<\/p>\n

Texts<\/h3>\n

There is one fundamental text required for this course\u2013\u2013that of the Hebrew Bible itself in a suitable English translation.\u00a0While many students already own Bibles or at least have access to public copies in the library, very few undergraduates realize that certain popular translations are outdated and\/or are of substandard quality.\u00a0Moreover, most of the popular and\/or liturgical editions possess little (if any) competent annotation and cross-referencing.\u00a0Therefore, in order to complete the assignments for this course, the following text is required:<\/p>\n

Tanakh, The Holy Scriptures: The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text <\/em>(Philadelphia & Jerusalem: The Jewish Publication Society, 1985).<\/p>\n

Frequently, supplementary readings will be assigned or distributed by the instructor as needed.<\/p>\n

Course Requirements<\/h3>\n

a. Homework exercises<\/em>.\u00a0An indeterminate number of written exercises (at least three or four per week; optimally one per day) will be prepared and submitted for in-class discussion and out-of-class evaluation.\u00a0These exercises vary in length from less than one (1) to a maximum of three (3) typewritten or electronically printed pages.\u00a0All of these exercises will be announced and explained by the instructor during the course of or at the conclusion of a class meeting.\u00a0The instructor\u2019s evaluation of the student\u2019s collective written exercise performance (based on the scale \u221a+ = A-; \u221a = C+; \u221a- = D) will comprise 50% of the course grade.<\/p>\n

b. Final Examination<\/em>. One (1) written final examination, consisting of one or more essays, comprising 25% of the course grade.\u00a0The exam will occur in class during the final class meeting.\u00a0This exam is subjective in format, comprehensive in content, and will draw equally upon assigned readings and class discussion for its content.<\/p>\n

c. Individual involvement<\/em>.\u00a0 Almost perfect attendance (see below) is an essential requirement for this course.\u00a0Each class meeting builds upon the knowledge gained during previous meetings.\u00a0 Moreover, in-class discussion and analysis comprise a significant portion of every class meeting.\u00a0Preparation for every class usually involves the completion of a series of assigned readings and\/or written assignment(s).\u00a0 Students are expected to contribute in an informed manner to the public analysis and discussion of any assigned topic, and the instructor reserves the right to administer occasional unannounced \u2018pop-quizzes\u2019 should he deem the situation so warrants.\u00a0The instructor\u2019s assessment of one\u2019s attendance, apparent class preparation, oral contributions, and performance on pop-quizzes will constitute 25% of the final course grade.<\/p>\n

d. Zakhor<\/em> (Remember!): Mastery of the assigned readings and diligent class attendance are necessary prerequisites for the successful completion of this course.\u00a0Each student is responsible for all lectures, class discussions, assignments, and announcements, whether or not he\/she is present when they occur.<\/p>\n

Miscellaneous Information<\/h3>\n

a. The grading scale used in this course is as follows:<\/p>\n

91-100\u00a0 A = demonstrable mastery of material; can creatively synthesize<\/p>\n

81-90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B =\u00a0some demonstrable proficiency in control of material & analysis<\/p>\n

71-80\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0=\u00a0satisfactory performance of assignments; little or no analysis<\/p>\n

61-70\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0=\u00a0inadequate and\/or faulty understanding of material<\/p>\n

0-60\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0F\u00a0=\u00a0unacceptable work<\/p>\n

b. One of the requirements of this course is to complete the work of the course on time.\u00a0 Sometimes there are legitimate reasons for late work\u2014an illness or other emergency.\u00a0 \u2018Emergency,\u2019 however, does not include your social involvements, travel plans, job schedule, disk and\/or printer failures, the state of your love life, your obligations to other courses, or general malaise over the state of the world.\u00a0The world has been in a mess as long as anyone can remember, and most of the world\u2019s work is done by people whose lives are a mass of futility and discontent.\u00a0If you haven\u2019t learned yet, you had better learn now to work under the conditions of the world as it is.\u00a0 Therefore<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

1) All missed quizzes, unwritten reports, and neglected homework exercises will be averaged as a 0 in the computation of the course grade.\u00a0There is no such thing as a \u2018make-up pop quiz.\u2019\u00a0No exceptions will be considered or granted.<\/p>\n

2) All papers and written exercises are due on the dates scheduled in the syllabus, or on the date announced by the instructor in class (usually, the following class meeting).\u00a0\u2018Late\u2019 submissions of reports (not homework exercises\u2014see below) bear the following penalties: one day late\/one letter grade; two days late\/two letter grades; three or more days late\/F.\u00a0 Please note: these \u2018days\u2019 are calendar days, not class meeting days.\u00a0For accounting purposes, letter grades bear the following values: A=95; A-=92; B=85; C+=78; C=75; D=65; F=30.\u00a0An untyped submission automatically receives the grade F, as do those typed papers which violate the required parameters or which the instructor deems physically unacceptable and\/or grammatically incomprehensible.<\/p>\n

3) Homework exercises are due on the date announced by the instructor in class.\u00a0Since we will normally discuss these exercises together in class on that date, it would clearly be unfair to those who submitted their work on time for me to accept \u2018late\u2019 work from those privy to our in-class discussion.\u00a0Hence I will not accept \u2018late\u2019 homework submissions; however, \u2018early\u2019 submissions are always welcome and will receive full credit.<\/p>\n

4) Attendance at class meetings will be monitored by the instructor.\u00a0One or two absences, while regrettable, are unexceptional; three (3) is the limit of tolerability.\u00a0Each successive absence lowers the Individual Involvement component of your assessment by one letter grade; seven (7) or more earns an automatic F in that component.\u00a0Please note that the instructor does not distinguish \u2018excused\u2019 from \u2018unexcused\u2019 absences.\u00a0Unsanctioned late arrivals and early departures will be tallied as absences.<\/p>\n

c. Assistance and solicitation of criticism is your right as a member of the class.\u00a0It is not a privilege to be granted or withheld.\u00a0Do not hesitate to request it nor wait too late in the course for it to be of help.<\/p>\n

Rough Course Outline<\/h3>\n

1. Introduction: historical-critical method; the Writings (Ketuvim<\/em>) as literary corpus; issues in canonization<\/p>\n

Required<\/strong>:
\n\u2018General Principles for Interpretation of the Tanakh\u2019
\nReview of contents of Ketuvim<\/em> in Tanakh<\/em>; Deut 34:1-12; Mal 3:22-24; 2 Chron 36:1-23.
\nPs 149:9 (MT); Ps 149:9 (LXX); 11QPsa<\/sup> col. 26.2-3 (= Ps 149:9).
\nTargum to Psalm 45.<\/p>\n

Recommended<\/strong>:
\nJames E. Bowley and John C. Reeves, \u201cRethinking the Concept of \u2018Bible\u2019: Some Theses and Proposals,\u201d Henoch<\/em> 25 (2003): 3-18.
\nMarc Zvi Brettler, \u201cThe Canonization of the Bible,\u201d in The Jewish Study Bible<\/em> (ed. Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), 2072-77.
\nRobert A. Kraft, \u201cScripture and Canon in Jewish Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha,\u201d in Hebrew Bible\/Old Testament: The History of Its Interpretation<\/em> (ed. Magne S\u00e6b\u00f8; 2 vols.; G\u00f6ttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1996-2000), 1:199-216.
\nJohn C. Reeves, \u201cScriptural Authority in Early Judaism,\u201d in James E. Bowley, ed., Living Traditions of the Bible: Scripture in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Practice<\/em> (St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1999) 63-84.<\/p>\n

2. Psalms, hymns, and prayers<\/p>\n

a. editorial structure of the biblical Book of Psalms<\/p>\n

b. types of psalms\u2013\u2013form criticism & ritual implications<\/p>\n

c. \u2018psalms\u2019 outside of the Book of Psalms<\/p>\n

d. non-biblical and parascriptural parallels<\/p>\n

Required<\/strong>:
\nPsalms 1-150; Psalm 151; 4Q and 11Q Psalms scrolls.
\nExod 15:1-18; 1 Sam 2:1-10; 2 Sam 23:1-7; Isa 38:10-20; Jonah 2:3-10 (2-9 Eng.); Hab 3:1-19;
\n1 Chr 16:8-36; 1 Macc 1:36-40; 2:7-13; 4:36-59; 7:17; Bar 3:9-4:4; 4:5-5:9.
\nPsalms of Solomon 1-18 (AOT<\/em> 649-82).
\n\u2018Pagan\u2019 version of Ps 20:2-6.<\/p>\n

Recommended<\/strong>:
\nANET<\/em>3<\/sup> 365-81; 383-92; 573-86.
\nAdele Berlin, \u201cReading Biblical Poetry,\u201d in Jewish Study Bible<\/em>, 2097-104.
\nPeter W. Flint, \u201cPsalms, Book of,\u201d in Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls<\/em> (ed. Lawrence H. Schiffman and James C. VanderKam; 2 vols.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000), 2:702-10.
\nHermann Gunkel, \u201cThe Collection of Psalms\u201d and \u201cThe Superscriptions of the Psalms,\u201d in his Introduction to Psalms: The Genres of the Religious Lyric in Israel<\/em> (Macon: Mercer University Press, 1998), 333-51.
\nCharles F. Nims and Richard C. Steiner, \u201cA Paganized Version of Psalm 20:2-6 from the Aramaic Text in Demotic Script,\u201d Journal of the American Oriental Society<\/em> 103 (1983): 261-74.\u00a0 [See esp. p. 264].
\nNahum M. Sarna, et al., \u201cPsalms, Book of,\u201d Encyclopaedia Judaica<\/em> 13:1303-34.
\nWilliam Robertson Smith, \u201cThe Psalter,\u201d in his The Old Testament in the Jewish Church: A Course of Lectures on Biblical Criticism<\/em> (2d ed.; New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1892), 188-225.
\nBen Zion Wacholder, \u201cDavid\u2019s Eschatological Psalter 11Q Psalmsa<\/sup>,\u201d Hebrew Union College Annual<\/em> 59 (1988): 23-72.<\/p>\n

3. The contextualization of \u2018wisdom\u2019: the wise courtier tale-type<\/p>\n

Required<\/strong>:
\nAhiqar Legend; 1 Esdras 3:1-4:57; Daniel 1-2; Genesis 37, 39-41; Esther 1-10.<\/p>\n

Recommended<\/strong>:
\nW. Lee Humphreys, \u201cA Life-Style for the Diaspora: A Study of the Tales of Esther and Daniel,\u201d Journal of Biblical Literature<\/em> 92 (1973): 211-23.
\nSusan Niditch and Robert Doran, \u201cThe Success Story of the Wise Courtier,\u201d Journal of Biblical Literature<\/em> 96 (1977): 179-93.
\nShemaryahu Talmon, \u201c\u2018Wisdom\u2019 in the Book of Esther,\u201d Vetus Testamentum<\/em> 13 (1963): 419-55.
\nLawrence M. Wills, The Jew in the Court of the Foreign King: Ancient Jewish Court Legends<\/em> (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990).
\nEli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning<\/em> (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999), 27-30; 61-64; cf. 343-51.<\/p>\n

4. Biblical wisdom literature: generic considerations & some characteristic forms<\/p>\n

a. lists — 1 Kgs 5:9-14 (4:29-34 Eng.); Prov 30:11-14, 15-16, 18-19, 21-31; Job 38-39; m. \u2019Abot<\/em> 5.1-15.<\/p>\n

b. aphorisms — Prov 10:1-22:16.<\/p>\n

c. fables and parables — Judg 9:6-20; 2 Sam 12:1-4; 2 Kgs 14:8-11\/\/2 Chr 25:17-19; Isa 5:1-7.<\/p>\n

d. riddles — 1 Kgs 10:1-24; Judg 14:12-18; Prov 30:4; Josephus, Antiquities<\/em> 8.146-49.<\/p>\n

e. extended monologues or discourses — Proverbs 1-9; Qohelet 1-12 (i.e., Ecclesiastes).<\/p>\n

f. dialogues — Job 1-42.<\/p>\n

Required<\/strong>:
\nAll the above cited texts.<\/p>\n

Recommended<\/strong>:
\nH. L. Ginsburg, \u201cEcclesiastes,\u201d Encyclopaedia Judaica<\/em> 6:349-55.
\nH. L. Ginsburg, et al., \u201cJob, The Book of,\u201d Encyclopaedia Judaica<\/em> 10:111-29.
\nHermann Gunkel, The Folktale in the Old Testament<\/em> (Sheffield: Almond Press, 1987).
\nYassif, Hebrew Folktale<\/em>, 19-22; 23-26; 191-209.<\/p>\n

5. Some non-biblical and parascriptural parallels<\/p>\n

a. Egyptian wisdom literature<\/p>\n

b. Babylonian wisdom literature<\/p>\n

c. Ben Sira (Sirach or Ecclesiasticus)<\/p>\n

d. Wisdom of Solomon<\/p>\n

e. Qumran wisdom literature<\/p>\n

f. Rabbinic wisdom: Pirqe Avot<\/em><\/p>\n

Required<\/strong>:
\nBen Sira 1-51; Wisdom of Solomon 1-19; 4Q184-185; 4QInstruction; m. \u2019Abot<\/em> 1-6.<\/p>\n

Recommended<\/strong>:
\nANET<\/em>3<\/sup> 412-25; 596-600.
\nDaniel J. Harrington, \u201cWisdom Texts,\u201d in Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls<\/em> (ed. Lawrence H. Schiffman and James C. VanderKam; 2 vols.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000), 2:976-80.
\nM. B. Lerner, \u201cThe Tractate Avot,\u201d in The Literature of the Sages, First Part: Oral Tora, Halakha, Mishna, Tosefta, Talmud, External Tractates<\/em> (ed. Shmuel Safrai; CRINT 2.3; Assen\/Maastricht and Philadelphia: Van Gorcum and Fortress, 1987), 263-81.
\nPatrick W. Skehan and Alexander A. Di Lella, The Wisdom of Ben Sira<\/em> (Anchor Bible 39; New York: Doubleday, 1987).
\nDavid Winston, The Wisdom of Solomon: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary<\/em> (Anchor Bible 43; Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1979).<\/p>\n

Supplemental Bibliography for\u00a0RELS 3107<\/h3>\n

In response to student requests for recommendations regarding useful and enlightening discussions of certain topics, themes, and personalities that are presented in class and\/or readings, I offer the following suggestions for further study at the student\u2019s leisure.\u00a0I confine myself to materials which I myself have used with profit and which are currently available at Atkins Library.<\/p>\n

It is often helpful for the student to begin with appropriate articles in the standard Bible dictionaries.\u00a0The most up to date are The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible<\/em> (5 vols.; ed. Katherine Doob Sakenfeld; Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2006-09) and\u00a0The Anchor Bible Dictionary<\/em> (6 vols.; New York: Doubleday, 1992).\u00a0Dated but still\u00a0reliable are The Interpreters\u2019 Dictionary of the Bible<\/em> (4 vols.) and its Supplementary Volume<\/em> (ed. George A. Buttrick; Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1962 & 1976), and the Harper\u2019s Bible Dictionary<\/em> (ed. Paul J. Achtemeier; San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1985).\u00a0Highly recommended are the relevant articles in the new Encyclopaedia Judaica<\/em> (22 vols.; Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA\/Thomson Gale, 2007).<\/p>\n

General Studies on Biblical Verse, Including the Book of Psalms<\/h3>\n

Luis Alonso Sch\u00f6kel, A Manual of Hebrew Poetics<\/em> (Roma: Editrice Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 1988).<\/p>\n

Robert Alter, The Art of Biblical Poetry<\/em> (New York: Basic Books, 1985).<\/p>\n

Adele Berlin, Biblical Poetry Through Medieval Jewish Eyes<\/em> (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991).<\/p>\n

T. K. Cheyne, The Book of Psalms<\/em> (rev. ed.; 2 vols.; London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1904).<\/p>\n

Mitchell J. Dahood, Psalms<\/em> (AB 16-17A; 3 vols.; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1966-70).<\/p>\n

S. E. Gillingham, The Poems and Psalms of the Hebrew Bible<\/em> (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994).<\/p>\n

George Buchanan Gray, The Forms of Hebrew Poetry<\/em> (repr., New York: Ktav, 1972).<\/p>\n

Mayer I. Gruber, Rashi\u2019s Commentary on Psalms<\/em> (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1998).\u00a0 Annotated English translation of Rashi\u2019s commentary to Psalms 1-89.<\/p>\n

Hermann Gunkel, Introduction to Psalms: The Genres of the Religious Lyric in Israel<\/em> (trans. James D. Nogalski; Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 1998).<\/p>\n

Benjamin Hrushovski, \u201cProsody, Hebrew,\u201d Encyclopaedia Judaica<\/em> (1971 ed.), 13:1195-1240.<\/p>\n

Alastair G. Hunter, Psalms<\/em> (London and New York: Routledge, 1999).<\/p>\n

Hans-Joachim Kraus, Theology of the Psalms<\/em> (Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1986).<\/p>\n

James L. Kugel, The Idea of Biblical Poetry: Parallelism and its History<\/em> (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981).<\/p>\n

Herbert J. Levine, Sing Unto God a New Song: A Contemporary Reading of the Psalms<\/em> (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995).<\/p>\n

Patrick D. Miller, Interpreting the Psalms<\/em> (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986).<\/p>\n

Sigmund Mowinckel, The Psalms in Israel\u2019s Worship<\/em> (2 vols.; New York: Abingdon, 1962).<\/p>\n

Albert Pietersma, A New English Translation of the Septuagint, and the Other Greek Translations Traditionally Included Under That Title: The Psalms<\/em> (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000).<\/p>\n

The Poetical Books<\/em> (ed. David J. A. Clines; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997).<\/p>\n

Uriel Simon, Four Approaches to the Book of Psalms: From Saadiah Gaon to Abraham Ibn Ezra<\/em> (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1991).<\/p>\n

Artur Weiser, The Psalms: A Commentary<\/em> (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1962).<\/p>\n

Non-Canonical Psalms<\/h3>\n

James H. Charlesworth, \u201cMore Psalms of David,\u201d OTP<\/em> 2:609-24.<\/p>\n

James H. Charlesworth, et al., Pseudepigraphic and Non-Masoretic Psalms and Prayers<\/em> (The Dead Sea Scrolls: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations 4A; T\u00fcbingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1997).<\/p>\n

Peter W. Flint, The Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls and the Book of Psalms<\/em> (Leiden: Brill, 1997).<\/p>\n

David Flusser, \u201cPsalms, Hymns and Prayers,\u201d in Jewish Writings<\/em> (ed. Stone), 551-77.<\/p>\n

George Buchanan Gray, \u201cThe Psalms of Solomon,\u201d APOT<\/em> 2:625-52.<\/p>\n

James A. Sanders, The Dead Sea Psalms Scroll<\/em> (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1967).<\/p>\n

______, The Psalms Scroll of Qumran Cave 11 (11QPsa)<\/em> (DJD IV; Oxford: Clarendon, 1965).<\/p>\n

R. B. Wright, \u201cPsalms of Solomon,\u201d OTP<\/em> 2:639-70.<\/p>\n

Ancient Near Eastern Psalms and Hymns<\/h3>\n

Albrecht G\u00f6tze, \u201cHittite Prayers,\u201d ANET<\/em>3<\/sup> 393-401.<\/p>\n

Samuel N. Kramer, \u201cSumerian Hymns,\u201d ANET<\/em>3<\/sup> 573-86.<\/p>\n

Ferris J. Stephens, \u201cSumero-Akkadian Hymns and Prayers,\u201d ANET<\/em>3<\/sup> 383-92.<\/p>\n

John A. Wilson, \u201cEgyptian Hymns and Prayers,\u201d ANET<\/em>3<\/sup> 365-81.<\/p>\n

General Studies on Biblical Wisdom Literature<\/h3>\n

Richard J. Clifford, The Wisdom Literature<\/em> (Nashville: Abingdon, 1998).<\/p>\n

James L. Crenshaw, Old Testament Wisdom: An Introduction<\/em> (rev. ed.; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1998).<\/p>\n

E. W. Heaton, The School Tradition of the Old Testament<\/em> (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994).<\/p>\n

Roland E. Murphy, The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature<\/em> (New York: Doubleday, 1990).<\/p>\n

Gerhard von Rad, Wisdom in Israel<\/em> (Nashville: Abingdon, 1972).<\/p>\n

R. B. Y. Scott, The Way of Wisdom in the Old Testament<\/em> (New York: Macmillan, 1971).<\/p>\n

More Technical Studies of Wisdom Literature<\/h3>\n

Joseph Blenkinsopp, Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament<\/em> (rev.ed.; New York: Oxford University Press, 1995).<\/p>\n

John J. Collins, \u201cCosmos and Salvation: Jewish Wisdom and Apocalyptic in the Hellenistic Age,\u201d History of Religions<\/em> 17 (1977): 121-42.<\/p>\n

James L. Crenshaw, Urgent Advice and Probing Questions: Collected Writings on Old Testament Wisdom<\/em> (Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 1995).<\/p>\n

Leo G. Perdue, Wisdom & Creation: The Theology of Wisdom Literature<\/em> (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994).<\/p>\n

Patrick W. Skehan, Studies in Israelite Poetry and Wisdom<\/em> (Washington: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 1971).<\/p>\n

Stuart Weeks, Early Israelite Wisdom<\/em> (Oxford: Clarendon, 1994).<\/p>\n

R. N. Whybray, The Intellectual Tradition in the Old Testament<\/em> (Berlin: W. de Gruyter, 1974).<\/p>\n

Wisdom in Ancient Israel: Essays in Honour of J. A. Emerton<\/em> (ed. John Day, et al.; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995).<\/p>\n

Wisdom in Israel and in the Ancient Near East<\/em> (SVT 3; Leiden: Brill, 1960).<\/p>\n

Near Eastern and Non-Biblical Wisdom Literature<\/h3>\n

G. H. Box and W. O. E. Oesterley, \u201cSirach,\u201d in The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament<\/em> [= APOT<\/em>] (2 vols.; ed. R. H. Charles; Oxford: Clarendon, 1913), 1:268-517.<\/p>\n

John J. Collins, Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age<\/em> (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1997).<\/p>\n

Herbert Danby, \u201cAboth,\u201d in The Mishnah<\/em> (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1933), 446-61.<\/p>\n

Maurice Gilbert, \u201cWisdom Literature,\u201d in Jewish Writings of the Second Temple Period<\/em> (CRINT 2.2; ed. Michael E. Stone; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984), 283-324.<\/p>\n

H. L. Ginsberg, \u201cThe Words of Ahiqar,\u201d in Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament<\/em> [= ANET<\/em>3<\/sup>] (3d ed.; ed. James B. Pritchard; Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969), 427-30.<\/p>\n

Daniel J. Harrington, Wisdom Texts from Qumran<\/em> (London & New York: Routledge, 1996).<\/p>\n

R. Travers Herford, \u201cAboth,\u201d APOT<\/em> 2:686-714.<\/p>\n

W. G. Lambert, Babylonian Wisdom Literature<\/em> (Oxford: Clarendon, 1960).<\/p>\n

______, \u201cLudlul bel nemeqi<\/em>: I Will Praise the Lord of Wisdom,\u201d ANET<\/em>3<\/sup> 596-600.<\/p>\n

James M. Lindenberger, \u201cAhiqar,\u201d in The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha<\/em> [= OTP<\/em>] (2 vols.; ed. James H. Charlesworth; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1983-85), 2:479-507.<\/p>\n

J. Rendel Harris, et al., \u201cThe Story of Ahikar,\u201d APOT<\/em> 2:715-84.<\/p>\n

The Sage in Israel and in the Ancient Near East<\/em> (ed. John G. Gammie and Leo G. Perdue; Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1990).<\/p>\n

Patrick W. Skehan and Alexander A. Di Lella, The Wisdom of Ben Sira<\/em> (AB 39; New York: Doubleday, 1987).<\/p>\n

Jonathan Z. Smith, \u201cWisdom and Apocalyptic,\u201d in Visionaries and Their Apocalypses<\/em> (ed. Paul D. Hanson; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1983), 101-20.<\/p>\n

John A. Wilson, \u201cEgyptian Instructions,\u201d ANET<\/em>3<\/sup> 412-25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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