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Cover illustration: Luca Giordano, Dream of Solomon, circa 1694–1695. Oil on canvas, 245 × 361 cm.

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Wisdom at the Interface between God and Humans

Series:  Studies in Cultural Contexts of the Bible, Volume: 22
Cover Wisdom at the Interface between God and Humans
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9783657798247
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Brill | Schöningh
Print Publication Date:
13 Nov 2025
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    • Theology and World Christianity
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Front Matter
Preliminary Material
Copyright Page
Introduction
Part I Marking the Boundaries between Divine and Human Wisdom
Way to Wisdom: Proceeding from Human Intuition to Divine Knowledge
The Multifaceted Nature of the Primeval Sages and of Divine Wisdom of Ancient Mesopotamia – With an Interdisciplinary Outlook on Related Biblical Conceptions of Divine Wisdom
Accessible and Inaccessible Wisdom in Ancient Egypt and its Dangers
The Distinction between Good and Evil in Application to the Concept of Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Part II Overcoming Boundaries:Human Acquisition of Divine Wisdom
“Go with the Wise and Become Wise” (Prov 13:14): Wisdom, God, and Humans in the Book of Proverbs
Gaining Knowledge – Experiencing Emotions: An Epistemological View of the Relation between Knowledge and Shame in Gen 2–3
Implicit Divine Knowledge/Wisdom in Gen 2:4b–3:24: Comparative (Religious-)Philosophical Perspectives as Conceptual Clarification
Part III Transgressing Boundaries:Wisdom and Hubris
Pride Comes before the “Fall”: Wisdom, Human Hubris, Defiance of Divine Limits, and Death in Genesis 2–3, Ezekiel 28, and the Epic of Gilgamesh
The Confluence of Torah, Wisdom, and Prophecy: The Notion of Hubristic Wisdom in Gen 2–3, Prov 30, and Ezek 28
“You are a Mortal and No God”: When Wisdom Overreaches Itself, with Special Reference to Ezek 28:1–19
Superhuman Wisdom and Its Mythical Dimensions of Time and Space in Ezek 28
Part IV Conclusions
Summary and Cross-Section
Back Matter
List of Contributors
Index of Passages
Index of Subjects

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