The Wisdom of Israel
A Study of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Israel's Search for Wisdom, Justice, and FaithBy Edwin Collins
Length1h 37m
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In The Wisdom of Israel, Edwin Collins presents Israelite wisdom as a sustained inquiry into moral responsibility, suffering, justice, mortality, and the search for meaning. The book's intellectual horizon is the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible, especially the reflective traditions associated with Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes, while its concerns also illuminate the wider religious and social world of ancient Israel. Collins's style is interpretive rather than merely descriptive: it brings proverbial insight, philosophical questioning, and theological reflection into conversation. In this respect, the work belongs to the scholarly tradition of presenting biblical texts not as isolated religious artifacts, but as complex contributions to the history of ethical and existential thought. The book reflects an author deeply attentive to the intellectual force of Israel's religious heritage. Collins appears motivated by the conviction that ancient wisdom remains valuable precisely because it confronts experiences—uncertainty, injustice, grief, duty, and hope—that exceed any single historical period. His approach encourages readers to see biblical wisdom as a living mode of reflection rather than a collection of antiquarian maxims. The Wisdom of Israel will reward readers of biblical studies, religious history, and comparative philosophy, as well as anyone interested in the origins of Western reflection on how human beings should live. It offers an accessible yet serious introduction to a tradition whose questions remain remarkably urgent.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 37 mins
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Publish dateSep 2, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature (Annotated)
2INTRODUCTION
3WHY GOD PERMITS IDOLATRY. 1
4THE LAMP THAT GOES OUT WHEN ITS LIGHT IS DONE, AND THE FIGS THAT ARE GATHERED IN THEIR DUE SEASON.
5THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD.
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6THE LIKENESS OF A PALM-TREE.
7THE TUTOR AND THE NAUGHTY PRINCELING.
8THOSE NEAREST.
9THE HERITAGE OF THE UNBORN PRINCE.
10THE TRAVELLER AND THE TREE IN THE DESERT.
11BETTER FEED THE POOR THAN ENTERTAIN THE ANGELS.
12THE SAND, AND THE FURNACE THAT PURIFIES.
13THE STARS ARE NOT ENVIOUS!
14THE KING TALKS WITH ALL HIS SERVANTS, SMALL AND GREAT.
15THE PAVILION OF THE KING'S DAUGHTER.
16THE GREEDY PRINCE: THE VINE IS NOT WATERED WITH WINE.
17THE POTTER AND HIS WARES: THE TRIALS OF THE RIGHTEOUS.
18THE EDUCATION OF THE PRINCE.
19THE INDUCTION ROBE OF THE ELDER.
20THE KING AND THE WEARY TRAVELLERS: THE RIGHTEOUS KNOW WHAT IS IN STORE.
21EQUALITY OF ALL BEFORE GOD: AND THE PARABLE OF A PRINCESS ATTACKED BY ROBBERS.
22THE FATHER AND HIS SON: THE BATH AND THE OCEAN.
23THE TUTOR WHO CORRUPTED THE KING'S SON.
24THE AFTER-LIFE, AND THE BANQUET OF THE KING.
25MANY MANSIONS IN THE LIFE TO COME.
26THE LABOURERS IN THE GARDEN.
27THE OLD MAN AND THE ACORN.
28THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH GUESTS AT THE KING'S FEAST.
29THE BRIAR ROSE THAT SAVED THE TREES.
30THE TWO PILOTS.
31R. JUDAH AS PROTOTYPE OF THE ANCIENT MARINER.
32THE LIKENESS OF THE KING.
33REVELATIONS OF MERCY AND OF PUNISHMENT.
34THE CITIZEN MARRIED TO THE KING'S DAUGHTER.
35THE FATHER'S VOICE
36THE PARABLE OF THE TWO SHIPS.
37THE CHILD WHO QUESTIONED THOUGH CARRIED BY HIS FATHER.
38THE KING'S SON WITHOUT RATIONS.
39THE POOR WOMAN'S MITE.
40HE WHO REPROACHETH THE POOR INSULTS HIS MAKER.
41THE VOICELESS DEEPS THAT PRAISE THE LORD: THE PARABLE OF THE MUTES WHO PRAISED THE KING.
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