Abstract
Transformation in the Wisdom Books of the Hebrew Bible and its application to the context of Southern Africa
Highlights
Biblical scholarship asks: "How does transfor mation take place in the Wisdom Literature of the Hebrew Bible?" and "How can theology and society be transformed by it?" The latter question is especially relevant for the Southern African context
Transformation of theology or society by biblical wisdom is the result of an interaction with another context that initiates a change in understanding or behaviour
Several Psalms with an affinity to wisdom are linked to the Torah and, secondly, several instructions of Deuteronomy were received in the book of Proverbs (Mihalik 1946), especially in the collection of Proverbs 1-9 (Lang 1972; Schipper 2012)
Summary
Biblical scholarship asks: "How does transfor mation take place in the Wisdom Literature of the Hebrew Bible?" and "How can theology and society be transformed by it?" The latter question is especially relevant for the Southern African context. For this purpose, transformation and biblical wisdom should be defined. Transformation by biblical wisdom tends to be more general and causes a gradual change in a variety of ways. The deuterocanonical books of Ben Sira and the Wisdom of Solomon are part of the biblical wisdom tradition They are not part of the Hebrew Bible and belong to a secondary transformational process. This article mainly draws on the books of Job and Proverbs, including Woman Wisdom, and refers occasionally to the other texts
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