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Wisdom in Revolt: Metaphorical Theology in the Book of Job is unavailable, but you can change that!

Once the “poor relation” of biblical theology, wisdom is now assuming a central role in the reconstruction of Israelite religion and the formation of scripture. This clear, yet sophisticated, study brings together creation, anthropology, myth, narrative, metaphor and much else in a comprehensive synthesis representing the fruits of nearly two decades of research by a leading student of Wisdom.

The theological tradition in which wisdom is grounded is creation. For the sages, God is the maker of heaven and earth whose creativity both forms and sustains a living cosmos (Prov. 3:19–20). Wisdom was considered the first and best of God’s creative acts. In her hymn of self-adoration, Woman Wisdom, wearing the apparel of the Queen of Heaven, sings from her heavenly throne (Prov.
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