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Tables of Contents for Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
1
Abbreviations
x
Chapter 1. Where Is Wisdom to Be Found?
1
20
PART ONE. HEBREW WISDOM
21
112
Chapter 2. Ben Sira in His Hellenistic Context
23
19
Chapter 3. Wisdom and the Law
42
20
Chapter 4. Ben Sira's Ethics
62
18
Chapter 5. The Problem of Evil and the Justice of God
80
17
Chapter 6. The History and Destiny of Israel
97
15
Chapter 7. Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls
112
21
PART TWO. WISDOM IN THE HELLENISTIC DIASPORA
133
100
Chapter 8. The Diaspora Setting
135
23
Chapter 9. Jewish Ethics in Hellenistic Dress: The Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides
158
20
Chapter 10. Wisdom and Immortality
178
18
Chapter 11. Wisdom and the Cosmos
196
26
Chapter 12. Epilogue: From Hebrew Wisdom to Greek Philosophy
222
11
Bibliography
233
24
Index of Passages
257
14
Index of Authors
271