Wisdom's Wonder: Character, Creation, and Crisis in the Bible's Wisdom Literature

by William P. Brown

Wisdom's Wonder offers a fresh reading of the Hebrew Bible's wisdom literature with a unique emphasis on "wonder" as the framework for understanding biblical wisdom. William Brown argues that wonder effectively integrates biblical wisdom's emphasis on character formation and its outlook on creation, breaking an impasse that has plagued recent wisdom studies.

Drawing on various disciplines, from philosophy to neuroscience, Brown...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802867936
• ISBN13: 9780802867933
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"