Wisdom, theodicy, death, and the evolution of intellectual traditions

When one reads through the main Judaic wisdom texts chronologically, one sees the rise of the problem of theodicy and the resultant attempt to solve the problem. All the sages after the authors of Proverbs treat this problem in one way or another, and one can follow a course from the awareness of th...

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Main Author: Sanders, Jack T. 1935-2016 (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2005
In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period
Year: 2005, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 263-277
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Theodicy / Death / Wisdom literature / Old Testament / Early Judaism
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
NBC Doctrine of God
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Dead Sea Scrolls
B Theodicy
B Death
B Wisdom literature
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:When one reads through the main Judaic wisdom texts chronologically, one sees the rise of the problem of theodicy and the resultant attempt to solve the problem. All the sages after the authors of Proverbs treat this problem in one way or another, and one can follow a course from the awareness of the problem in Job to its complete solution in the book of Wisdom and in 4QInstruction, where versions of a belief in an existence beyond death finally make their way into the tradition. Even this adaptation, however, did not ensure the survival of the wisdom tradition.
ISSN:0047-2212
Contains:In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period