The Wisdom of the Aramaic Book of Ahiqar: Unravelling a Discourse of Uncertainty and Distress

Author:   Seth Bledsoe
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   199
ISBN:  

9789004473119


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   08 December 2021
Format:   Hardback
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The Wisdom of the Aramaic Book of Ahiqar offers a fresh reading of an ancient text that was an immensely popular work in antiquity. Despite the clear similarities with Proverbs and other sapiential traditions, Ahiqar challenges the more optimistic foundations of wisdom discourse, especially in couching its tension-filled instructions within a narrative of unjust suffering.

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Author:   Seth Bledsoe
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   199
Weight:   0.896kg
ISBN:  

9789004473119


ISBN 10:   9004473114
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   08 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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"""Seth Bledsoe has given us an important study of a major writing that has been neglected in recent scholarship."" Lester L. grabbe, SOTS Review"


Seth Bledsoe has given us an important study of a major writing that has been neglected in recent scholarship. Lester L. grabbe, SOTS Review


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Seth A. Bledsoe, Ph.D. (2015), Florida State University, is Assistant Professor in Textual, Historical, and Systematic Studies at Radboud University. He has published several articles on Ahiqar and ancient wisdom literature in peer-reviewed journals (including JBL) and collected volumes.

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