01451nam a2200265 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704000060005504100100006108200110007108200130008210000250009510000110012024500350013124500510016624500240021726000200024126000190026126000090028030000110028930000140030030000090031452008400032365000220116320260119070412.02021-12-01 11:19:29  a9780801027116  a1  a0 eng  a223.06  bT791-I25  aTremper Longman, III  eAuthor  aThe fear of the Lord is wisdom  bA theological introduction to wisdom in Israel  cTremper Longman III  aMichigan, U.S.A  bBaker Academic  c2017  a311tr.  bHardcover  c24cm  a`Wisdom plays an important role in the Old Testament, particularly in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes. This major work from renowned scholar Tremper Longman III examines wisdom in the Old Testament and explores its theological influence on the intertestamental books, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and especially the New Testament. Longman notes that wisdom is a practical category (the skill of living), an ethical category (a wise person is a virtuous person), and most foundationally a theological category (the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom). The author discusses Israelite wisdom in the context of the broader ancient Near East, treats the connection between wisdom in the New Testament and in the Old Testament, and deals with a number of contested issues, such as the relationship of wisdom to prophecy, history, and law.`  aWisdom literature