{"product_id":"the-fear-of-the-lord-is-wisdom","title":"The Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWisdom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLongman 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: The Heart of Wisdom: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. Proverbs: \u003ci\u003eThe Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e2. Ecclesiastes: \u003ci\u003eFear God, Obey the Commandments, and Live in Light of the Coming Judgment\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e3. The Book of Job: \u003ci\u003e\"Behold the Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom\" (Job 28:28)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Wisdom Elsewhere in the Old Testament\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e4. Other Sources of Wisdom: \u003ci\u003eDeuteronomy, Psalms, Song of Songs, and Prophecy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e5. Joseph and Daniel: \u003ci\u003eParagons of Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e6. Adam and Solomon: \u003ci\u003eFrom the Heights of Wisdom to the Depths of Folly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Israel's Wisdom: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan or Unique?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e7. Sources of Wisdom: \u003ci\u003eExperience, Observation, Tradition, Correction, and Ultimately Revelation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e8. Wisdom, Creation, and (Dis)order\u003cbr\u003e9. Israelite Wisdom in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting\u003cbr\u003e10. Wisdom, Covenant, and Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Further Refining Our Understanding of Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e11. The Consequences of Wise and Foolish Behavior: \u003ci\u003eThe Issue of Retribution Theology\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e12. The Social Setting of Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e13. Wisdom and Gender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: The Afterlife of Israel's Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e14. Intertestamental Wisdom from the Apocrypha to the Dead Sea Scrolls\u003cbr\u003e15. New Testament Wisdom\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Wisdom in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Is Wisdom Literature a Genre?\u003cbr\u003eIndexes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Tremper Longman III\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.bakerpublishinggroup.com\/processed\/authors\/photos\/thumb\/5019.jpg?1415572987\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bio\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTremper Longman III\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Before coming to Westmont, he taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for eighteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BakerBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31735218733115,"sku":null,"price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/3866\/3995\/products\/tfotliw.jpg?v=1741609308","url":"https:\/\/www.evangelicalbooks.com\/products\/the-fear-of-the-lord-is-wisdom","provider":"Evangelical Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}