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In this volume, John Goldingay explores three books of the Old Testament in the wisdom literature genre. These three books are all associated with Solomon and his wisdom, yet unlike other books, they do not mention the Torah, the exodus, or the covenant. As Goldingay says, “The basis of their teaching is the way life actually works. They look at life and reflect on experience and encourage people...

19  Such are the ways of everyone who gets wrongful gain; it takes the life of its owner. I turned onto the freeway near our house, built up speed down the ramp, noticed as I reached the main lanes that there was a gap in the traffic but that a bunch of cars was on its way, so I built up speed to 80 or so to get ahead of them. Unfortunately they included a highway patrolman who pointed his radar gun at me. On went his lights and his siren. When we had stopped, he asked me, “Sir, do you know what
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