The concept of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible: A comparative-philosophical analysis

This article provides a brief comparative philosophical clarification of the concept of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible. Utilising the format of a presentation presented by Ryan (2008), four philosophical definitions of wisdom were compared with similar sentiments in ancient Israelite religion: (1) wisdo...

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Main Author: Gericke, Jaco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2011
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2011, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-6
Further subjects:B Wisdom
B Comparative Philosophy
B Conceptual Analysis
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Summary:This article provides a brief comparative philosophical clarification of the concept of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible. Utilising the format of a presentation presented by Ryan (2008), four philosophical definitions of wisdom were compared with similar sentiments in ancient Israelite religion: (1) wisdom as epistemic humility, (2) wisdom as factual knowledge, (3) wisdom as useful knowledge, and (4) wisdom as successful living. Cumulatively the four criteria might approximate a functional list of individually necessary and jointly sufficient conditions for instantiating the property of being wise.
ISSN:2074-7705
Contains:Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/ve.v32i1.513