Wisdom in Transition: Act and Consequence in Second Temple Instructions

Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 14
1. Klaus Koch and the Tun-Ergehen-Zusammenhang......Page 16
2. Second Temple Instructions and the "Eschatologizing" of Wisdom......Page 21
3. Layout of the Present Study......Page 23
1.1 Background on the Instructions......Page 30
1.2 Purpose of This Chapter......Page 32
2. Ma'at and the "Free Will of God"......Page 34
3.1 Instruction of Ptahhotep......Page 42
3.2 Teaching for Merikare......Page 51
4.1 Instruction of Amenemope......Page 54
5. Conclusions......Page 64
1. Introduction......Page 68
2. Structure of Proverbs......Page 72
2.1 Structure of Proverbs 1–9......Page 74
2.2 Structure of LXX-Proverbs......Page 75
3. Date......Page 77
4. Social Setting......Page 83
5. Divine Agency and the Yahwistic Redaction Theory......Page 92
6. Proverbs, World-Order, and Social Solidarity......Page 98
7. The Didactic Process in Proverbs......Page 103
8. Death in Proverbs......Page 108
8.1 Retribution and Death in LXX-Proverbs......Page 112
9. Conclusions......Page 115
1. Introduction......Page 116
2. Genre......Page 121
3. Structure and Literary Integrity......Page 123
3.1 Epilogue to Qoheleth......Page 127
4. Historical Setting and Possible Influences on Qoheleth......Page 135
4.1 Hellenistic Influence?......Page 142
4.2 Other Influences on the Sage......Page 145
5. Death in Qoheleth......Page 147
6. The "Human Spirit" in Qoheleth......Page 156
7. Conclusions......Page 167
1. Introduction......Page 168
2. Genre......Page 173
2.1 Priestly References in Sirach......Page 176
3. Structure and Literary Integrity......Page 178
3.1 Prayer for Deliverance in Sirach 36......Page 179
4. Historical Setting and Possible Infl uences on the Sage......Page 185
4.1 Hellenistic and Other Influences......Page 188
5. Ben Sira's Pedagogy and Promise of Retribution......Page 192
6. Determinism, Free Will, and Theodicy......Page 197
7. Ben Sira and 1 Enoch......Page 206
8. Wisdom and Torah in Ben Sira......Page 213
9. Death in Sirach and the Possibility of an Afterlife......Page 219
9.1 References to Eternal Life in Sirach......Page 223
10. Affirmation of the Tun-Ergehen-Zusammenhang......Page 225
11. Conclusions......Page 227
1. Introduction......Page 230
2. Structure and Literary Integrity......Page 232
3. The Promise of Retribution......Page 236
4. Apocalyptic Eschatology in a Wisdom Text......Page 248
5. Social Setting for 4QInstruction......Page 252
6. Date......Page 258
7. The Didactic Process in 4QInstruction......Page 260
8. The "Spiritual People" and the "Fleshly Spirit"......Page 271
8.1 Free Will and Determinism in 4QInstruction......Page 278
9. 4QInstruction: A Sectarian Document?......Page 282
10. 4QInstruction and the Wisdom of Solomon......Page 284
Conclusion......Page 288
Bibliography......Page 294
Index of Authors......Page 310
Index of Texts......Page 313