Description
| Product ID: | 9780567701206 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Title: | Human Interaction with the Natural World in Wisdom Literature and Beyond |
| Subtitle: | Essays in Honour of Tova L. Forti |
| Authors: | Author: David A. Glatt-Gilad, Mordechai Cogan, Dr. Katharine J. Dell |
| Page Count: | 330 |
| Subjects: | Old Testaments, Old Testaments, Philosophy of religion, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Animals and society, Judaism: sacred texts, Animals & society |
| Description: | Created in honor of the work of Professor Tova Forti, this collection considers the natural world in key wisdom books - Proverbs, Job and Qoheleth/Ecclesiastes, Ben Sira and Song of Songs/Solomon - and also examines particular animal and plant imagery in other texts in the Hebrew Bible. It crucially involves ancient Near Eastern parallels and like texts from the classical world, but also draws on rabbinic tradition and broader interpretative works, as well as different textual traditions such as the LXX and Qumran scrolls.Whilst the natural world, notably plants and animals, is a key uniting element, the human aspect is also crucial. To explore this, contributors also treat the wider concerns within wisdom literature on human beings in relation to their social context, and in comparison with neighbouring nations. They emphasize that the human, animal and plant worlds act together in synthesis, all enhanced and imbued by the world-view of wisdom literature. Created in honor of the work of Professor Tova Forti, this collection considers the natural world in key wisdom books - Proverbs, Job and Qoheleth/Ecclesiastes, Ben Sira and Song of Songs/Solomon - and also examines particular animal and plant imagery in other texts in the Hebrew Bible. It crucially involves ancient Near Eastern parallels and like texts from the classical world, but also draws on rabbinic tradition and broader interpretative works, as well as different textual traditions such as the LXX and Qumran scrolls. Whilst the natural world, notably plants and animals, is a key uniting element, the human aspect is also crucial. To explore this, contributors also treat the wider concerns within wisdom literature on human beings in relation to their social context, and in comparison with neighbouring nations. They emphasize that the human, animal and plant worlds act together in synthesis, all enhanced and imbued by the world-view of wisdom literature. |
| Imprint Name: | T.& T.Clark Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-06-01 |
