Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has served in leadership of the Institute for Biblical Research for many years. Longman is the author of more than 30 books, including biblical commentaries, scholarly works, and popular books on how to interpret the Bible. He is also a senior translator and a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

• ContentsProloguePart 1: The Heart of Wisdom: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job1. Proverbs: The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom2. Ecclesiastes: Fear God, Obey the Commandments, and Live in Light of the Coming Judgment3. The Book of Job: "Behold the Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom" (Job 28:28)Part 2: Wisdom Elsewhere in the Old Testament4. Other Sources of Wisdom: Deuteronomy, Psalms, Song of Songs, and Prophecy5. Joseph and Daniel: Paragons of Wisdom6. Adam and Solomon: From the Heights of Wisdom to the Depths of FollyPart 3: Israel's Wisdom: Cosmopolitan or Unique?7. Sources of Wisdom: Experience, Observation, Tradition, Correction, and Ultimately Revelation8. Wisdom, Creation, and (Dis)order9. Israelite Wisdom in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting10. Wisdom, Covenant, and LawPart 4: Further Refining Our Understanding of Wisdom11. The Consequences of Wise and Foolish Behavior: The Issue of Retribution Theology12. The Social Setting of Wisdom13. Wisdom and GenderPart 5: The Afterlife of Israel's Wisdom14. Intertestamental Wisdom from the Apocrypha to the Dead Sea Scrolls15. New Testament WisdomAppendix 1: Wisdom in the Twenty-First CenturyAppendix 2: Is Wisdom Literature a Genre?Indexes

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has served in leadership of the Institute for Biblical Research for many years. Longman is the author of more than 30 books, including biblical commentaries, scholarly works, and popular books on how to interpret the Bible. He is also a senior translator and a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

• ContentsProloguePart 1: The Heart of Wisdom: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job1. Proverbs: The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom2. Ecclesiastes: Fear God, Obey the Commandments, and Live in Light of the Coming Judgment3. The Book of Job: "Behold the Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom" (Job 28:28)Part 2: Wisdom Elsewhere in the Old Testament4. Other Sources of Wisdom: Deuteronomy, Psalms, Song of Songs, and Prophecy5. Joseph and Daniel: Paragons of Wisdom6. Adam and Solomon: From the Heights of Wisdom to the Depths of FollyPart 3: Israel's Wisdom: Cosmopolitan or Unique?7. Sources of Wisdom: Experience, Observation, Tradition, Correction, and Ultimately Revelation8. Wisdom, Creation, and (Dis)order9. Israelite Wisdom in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting10. Wisdom, Covenant, and LawPart 4: Further Refining Our Understanding of Wisdom11. The Consequences of Wise and Foolish Behavior: The Issue of Retribution Theology12. The Social Setting of Wisdom13. Wisdom and GenderPart 5: The Afterlife of Israel's Wisdom14. Intertestamental Wisdom from the Apocrypha to the Dead Sea Scrolls15. New Testament WisdomAppendix 1: Wisdom in the Twenty-First CenturyAppendix 2: Is Wisdom Literature a Genre?Indexes

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has served in leadership of the Institute for Biblical Research for many years. Longman is the author of more than 30 books, including biblical commentaries, scholarly works, and popular books on how to interpret the Bible. He is also a senior translator and a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

• ContentsProloguePart 1: The Heart of Wisdom: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job1. Proverbs: The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom2. Ecclesiastes: Fear God, Obey the Commandments, and Live in Light of the Coming Judgment3. The Book of Job: "Behold the Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom" (Job 28:28)Part 2: Wisdom Elsewhere in the Old Testament4. Other Sources of Wisdom: Deuteronomy, Psalms, Song of Songs, and Prophecy5. Joseph and Daniel: Paragons of Wisdom6. Adam and Solomon: From the Heights of Wisdom to the Depths of FollyPart 3: Israel's Wisdom: Cosmopolitan or Unique?7. Sources of Wisdom: Experience, Observation, Tradition, Correction, and Ultimately Revelation8. Wisdom, Creation, and (Dis)order9. Israelite Wisdom in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting10. Wisdom, Covenant, and LawPart 4: Further Refining Our Understanding of Wisdom11. The Consequences of Wise and Foolish Behavior: The Issue of Retribution Theology12. The Social Setting of Wisdom13. Wisdom and GenderPart 5: The Afterlife of Israel's Wisdom14. Intertestamental Wisdom from the Apocrypha to the Dead Sea Scrolls15. New Testament WisdomAppendix 1: Wisdom in the Twenty-First CenturyAppendix 2: Is Wisdom Literature a Genre?Indexes