Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires
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The all-too-frequent disregard of historical and social contexts by many wisdom scholars often leads to the distortion of this literature and transforms its teachings into abstract ideas lacking any incarnation in the social and historical world of human living. Leo Perdue here argues from a sociohistorical approach that the proper understanding of ancient wisdom literature requires one to move out of the realm of philosophical idealism into the flesh...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0802862454
ISBN13:9780802862457
Release Date:June 2008
Publisher:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Length:512 Pages
Weight:1.68 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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