Wisdom Literature in Mesopotamia and Israel

Edited by Richard J. Clifford

This volume offers a rich collection of essays by distinguished Assyriologists and biblicists on the social, intellectual, and literary setting of Mesopotamian wisdom; on specific wisdom texts; and on key themes common to both Mesopotamian and biblical culture. Scholars, pastors, and laity will find these essays both fascinating and enriching.

• ISBN 978 90 04 15108 6 • List price EUR 55.- / US$ 79.

• SBL - Symposium, 36, Brill