Turning Proverbs towards Torah : an analysis of 4Q525 /

Turning Proverbs towards Torah : an analysis of 4Q525 /

In Turning Proverbs towards Torah , Elisa Uusimäki offers the first monograph on the early Jewish wisdom text 4Q525 from Qumran. Following the reconstruction of the fragmentary manuscript, Uusimäki analyses the text with a focus on the reception and renewal of the Proverbs tradition and the ways in...

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Main Author: Uusimäki, Elisa.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Series: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah 117.
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Online, ISBN: 9789004378346.

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Dead Sea scrolls. > 4Q525.
Wisdom literature > Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: BM488.5

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Summary:In Turning Proverbs towards Torah , Elisa Uusimäki offers the first monograph on the early Jewish wisdom text 4Q525 from Qumran. Following the reconstruction of the fragmentary manuscript, Uusimäki analyses the text with a focus on the reception and renewal of the Proverbs tradition and the ways in which 4Q525 illustrates aspects of Jewish pedagogy in the late Second Temple period. She argues that the author was inspired by Proverbs 1-9 but sought to demonstrate that true wisdom is found in the concept of torah. He also weaved dualistic elements and eschatological ideas into the wisdom frame. The author's intention, Uusimäki argues, is to form the audience spiritually, encouraging it to trust in divine protection and blessings that are bestowed upon the pious.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004313415
ISSN:0169-9962 ;
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