{"product_id":"wisdom-in-classical-and-biblical-tradition-9780190885120","title":"Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition","description":"\u003cem\u003eWisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e begins with the recognition that modern culture emerged from a synthesis of the legacies of ancient Greek civilization and the theological perspectives of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Part of what made this synthesis possible was a shared\u003cbr\u003eoutlook: a common aspiration toward wholeness of understanding that refused to separate knowledge from goodness, virtue from happiness, \u003cem\u003ecosmos\u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cem\u003epolis\u003c\/em\u003e, and divine authority from human responsibility. This wholeness of understanding, or wisdom, featured prominently in both classical and biblical\u003cbr\u003eliteratures as an ultimate good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Legaspi has two central aims. The first is to explain in formal terms what wisdom is. Though wisdom involves matters of practical judgment affecting the life of the individual and the community, it has also been identified with an understanding of the world and of the ultimate realities that\u003cbr\u003egive meaning to human thought and action. In its traditional form, wisdom was understood to govern intellectual, social, and ethical endeavors. His second aim is to analyze figures and texts that have yielded and shaped the traditional understanding of wisdom. The book examines accounts of wisdom\u003cbr\u003ewithin foundational texts that range from the period of Homer to the destruction of the Second Temple. In doing so, it explains why the search for wisdom remains an important but problematic endeavor today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael C. Legaspi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190885120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael C. Legaspi\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Penn State University, and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40302928822387,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1c41000e-0a74-457e-8348-3850f0a742cc.jpg?v=1658842035","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/wisdom-in-classical-and-biblical-tradition-9780190885120","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}