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Record Nr.

UNINA9910746986103321

Autore

F. Bakker Arjen

Titolo

The Secret of Time

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : BRILL, , 2023

©2023

ISBN

90-04-53779-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 pages)

Collana

Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series ; ; v.143

Disciplina

223

Soggetti

Wisdom literature - Criticism, interpretation, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Beyond the Limits of Wisdom -- 1 Rethinking Categories -- 2 The Sectarian Divide -- Chapter 2 Redefining the Sage -- 1 mēbîn -- 2 maśkîl -- 3 ḥākām -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Continuous Study -- 1 By Day and by Night -- 2 Keeping Watch -- 3 Celestial Beings -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Revelation -- 1 The Body and Evil Forces -- 2 The Fleshly Spirit -- 3 Heavenly Light -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Rāz Nihyeh -- 1 Turning to the Past -- 2 The Divisions of the Times -- 3 Divine Thinking -- 4 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how Jewish traditions of wisdom are being reshaped in the Greco-Roman period and demonstrates that reflection on time as an organizing principle is formative for emerging wisdom concepts, which are expressed by the enigmatic phrase rāz nihyeh.