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On-line Resource Interpreting the Biblical Wisdom Literature (Robert I. Bradshaw)View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Blenkinsopp: Wisdom and Law in the Old TestamentJoseph Blenkinsopp, Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel and Early Judaism, revised. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 019875504X. pp.206.
Book or monograph Clements: A Century of Old Testament StudyRonald E. Clements, A Century of Old Testament Study. Guildford & London: The Lutterworth Press, 1983. Pbk. ISBN: 0718825470. pp.192.
Book or monograph Clements: Wisdom for a Changing WorldRonald E. Clements, Wisdom in a Changing World: Wisdom in Old Testament Theology. D&F Scott Publishing Inc, 1996. Pbk. ISBN: 0941037134. pp.77.
Book or monograph Ronald E. Clements, Wisdom in Theology. Grand Rapids, Michigan / Carlisle: Eerdmans / The Paternoster Press, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0853645264.
Book or monograph Creating the Old TestamentDavid J.A. Clines, "The Wisdom Books," Stephen Biggar (editor), Creating The Old Testament: The Emergence of the Hebrew Bible. Oxford: Basil Blackwell Ltd. 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0631162496. pp.384.
Book or monograph Currid: Ancient Egypt and the Old TestamentJohn D. Currid, Ancient Egypt and the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997. ISBN: 0801021375.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Katherine J. Dell, Interpreting Ecclesiastes: Readers Old and NewKatherine J. Dell, Interpreting Ecclesiastes: Readers Old and New. Readers Old and New. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2013. ISBN: 9781575068633. pp.120. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book J.A. Emerton, "Wisdom," G.W. Anderson, editor, Tradition and Interpretation: Essays by Members of the Society for Old Testament Study. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985. Hbk. ISBN: 0198263155. pp.484.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Daniel J. Estes, The Message of WisdomDaniel J. Estes, The Message of Wisdom. Learning And Living The Way Of The Lord. London: IVP, 2020. ISBN: 9781783599837. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph John Goldingay, Understanding Old Testament Poetry and Wisdom Today. Bible Soc., 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 0564077526.
Book or monograph Goldsworthy: Gospel and WisdomGraeme Goldsworthy, Gospel and Wisdom: Israel's Wisdom Literature in the Christian Life, 1987. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0853646511.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Kidner: The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and EcclesiastesDerek Kidner, The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes: An Introduction to Wisdom Literature. Leicester: IVP, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0877844054. pp.175. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Lambert: Babylonian Wisdom LiteratureW.G. Lambert, Babylonian Wisdom Literature, new edn. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 1996. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464943. pp.358.
Book or monograph Longman: How to Read ProverbsTremper Longman III, How to Read Proverbs. Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 0877849420. pp.180.
Book or monograph Mlechett:Biblical Wisdom and Educational MinistryCharles F. Melchett, Biblical Wisdom and Educational Ministry. Trinity Press International, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 1563381397. pp.323.
Book or monograph Murphy: The Tree of LifeRoland E. Murphy, The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature, 2nd Edn. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996. Pbk. ISBN: ISBN: 0802841929. pp.248.
Article in Journal or Book The Way of WisdomJ. I. Packer & Sven Soderlund, editors. The Way of Wisdom: Essays in Honor of Bruce K. Waltke. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 0310227283. pp.352.
  Greg W. Parsons, "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Proverbs," Bibliotheca Sacra 150 (April-June, 1993) 151-70.
On-line Resource Stanley E. Porter, "The Message of the Book of Job: Job 42:7b as Key to Interpretation?" The Evangelical Quarterly 63.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1991): 291-304. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Prosperity, Suffering, and Righteousness in the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament (Doug Rudy)
Book or monograph Gerhard von Rad, "The Joseph Narrative and Ancient Wisdom," The Problem of the Hexateuch and Other Essays, English Translator Rev. E.W. Trueman Dickson. Edinburgh & London: Oliver & Boyd, 1966. Hbk. pp.292-300.
Book or monograph von Rad: Wisdom in IsraelGerhard von Rad, Wisdom in Israel, English Translator James D. Martin. London: Xpress Reprints, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 1859310575. pp.354.
On-line Resource J. Paul Tanner, "The History of Interpretation of the Song of Songs," Bibliotheca Sacra 154: 613 (1997): 142-161.
Article in Journal or Book Lawrence E. Toombs, "Old Testament Theology and the Wisdom Literature," Journal of Bible and Religion, Vol. 23. (1952).
Book or monograph Walton: Ancient Israelite Literature in its Cultural ContextJohn H. Walton, Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context: A Survey of Parallels Between Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Texts. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. Hbk. ISBN: 0310365910. pp.260.
Article in Journal or Book J.S. Wright, "The Interpretation of the Book of Ecclesiastes," Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., ed. Classical Evangelical Essays. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1972.

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