@inbook{a952bdfbf8cc4912971a0a85c4671600,
title = "History and wisdom literature",
abstract = "“Wisdom Literature” has sometimes been defined in opposition to “historical writings.” However, it is likely that these texts all came from a shared scribal world. If we read the historical texts through a lens informed by Wisdom Literature, interesting themes emerge, revealing that both sets of literature were grappling with shared clusters of ideas. In particular, both explore the nature of human wisdom and divine intervention. This chapter examines five historical texts—the stories of Adam and Eve, Joseph, the Succession Narrative, Solomon, and Esther—to show how these “Wisdom” themes emerge.",
keywords = "wisdom, Wisdom Literature, history, anthropology, virtues, divine intervention",
author = "Suzanna Millar",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190661267.013.27",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780190661267",
series = "Oxford Handbooks",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
editor = "Will Kynes",
booktitle = "The Oxford Handbook of Wisdom and the Bible",
address = "United States",
}