God's Twilight Zone--Wisdom in the Hebrew Bible - Softcover

Perry, T. A.

9780801047411: God's Twilight Zone--Wisdom in the Hebrew Bible

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801047412 ISBN 13: 9780801047411

Publisher: Baker Academic, 2008

What is the source of Wisdom? What, in fact, is the biblical understanding of Wisdom? And how is Wisdom revealed? In God's Twilight Zone, T. A. Perry has brought his creative impulse and critical mind to some of the most enigmatic passages of the Hebrew Bible. Instead of confining his study to the so-called "Wisdom literature" genre, Perry proceeds based on the assumption that Wisdom can be found strategically throughout the Hebrew Bible, often in poorly understood passages that seem out of place within their wider context.

Perry provides serious students with an insightful and incisive lens through which to interpret, among other biblical passages, the story of Judah and Tamar, the riddle proposed by Samson, and the words of Qohelet (Ecclesiastes) reflecting on the advancing years of life. Solomon's genius in the tale of the two mothers, Perry demonstrates, is not in ascertaining the true mother, but in understanding the Wisdom of preserving life. Through this thoughtful study, the reader will see that God's Wisdom is profound and sometimes viewed best in the murky light of the twilight zone at the start and end of a day.

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About the Author:

T. A. Perry holds a PhD from Yale and is professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut. He taught Jewish studies and linguistics at Ben Gurion, Loyola, and Hebrew University, and has done post-doctoral work in Near Eastern and Judaic studies and in Hebrew Bible at Brandeis and Hebrew University.

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