Böcker av James L. Crenshaw

James L. Crenshaw examines the mysteries of Ecclesiastes: the speaker's identity, his emphasis on hidden truths, and his argument of insubstantiality and futility. While exploring Ecclesiastes and its enigmatic author, Crenshaw joins the debate over the lasting relevance of Qoheleth's teachings and Ecclesiastes' place in the biblical canon.

In Sipping from the Cup of Wisdom: Exploring Diverse Paths of Research, renowned scholar James L. Crenshaw updates the history of research on wisdom literature. Crenshaw's introduction addresses the social setting of the sages, the personification of Wisdom, mythical images of creation, and wisdom and apocalyptic. In the next five chapters, he describes major trends of interpretation on each wisdom book: Proverbs, Job, Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), Sirach, and Wisdom of Solomon. The sixth chapter explores recent attempts to define the wisdom corpus.James L. Crenshaw, the Robert L. Flowers Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at Duke University, was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1984-1985 and in 2006-2007 the Joseph McCarthy Visiting Professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Before moving to Duke in 1987, he taught five years at Mercer and nineteen years at Vanderbilt. He is the series editor of Personalities of the Old Testament (University of South Carolina Press) and lives in Nashville. His most recent books are Dust and Ashes: Poems, Reading Job: A Literary and Theological Commentary, and Qoheleth: The Ironic Wink.Praise for Sipping from the Cup of Wisdom"James Crenshaw, without a doubt, has been the leading scholar of his generation concerning the wisdom traditions of Israel. These volumes present a summation of his lifetime of good work. Crenshaw shows that the biblical tradition is open to a broad cultural reading, truth claims given in a compelling manner. This is a most welcome volume." -Walter Brueggemann, William Marcellus McPheeters Emeritus Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary"James Crenshaw has been a leading voice in the study of wisdom literature for several decades. His knowledge of the texts and the scholarly literature about them is unparalleled. The present study comprises a culmination of his lifelong scholarly engagement with sapiential literature. Sipping from the Cup of Wisdom is a 'house of instruction' (Sir 51:23) that all who seek wisdom and understanding should visit, to learn from a master sage." - Matt Goff, Professor of Religion, Florida State University

Investigates both the pragmatic how's and the philosophical why's of education in ancient Israel and its surroundings. This book demonstrates how the practice of teaching and learning was transformed into the supreme act of worship.

The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.

For thirty years, James Crenshaw's Old Testament Wisdom has been the premier introduction to the wisdom books of the Old Testament. That tradition continues with this newly updated edition. This popular textbook introduces readers to the wisdom tradition as well as the biblical books of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and the Wisdom of...

This volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the book of Ecclesiastes. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Captures the ominous, yet hopeful spirit of Joel's prophecy. This volume offers insights into how Joel's words relate to the modern world.