by Alice M . Sinnott (Author)
Examines the personification of Wisdom as a female figure - a central motif in Proverbs, Job, Sirach, Wisdom and Baruch. The author identifies how and why the complex character of Wisdom was introduced into the Israelite tradition, and created and developed by Israelite/Jewish wisdom teachers and writers.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 218
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 22 Nov 2005
ISBN 10: 075465124X
ISBN 13: 9780754651246