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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://uu.worldcat.org/oclc/31170687 Title: Roots of wisdom : the oldest proverbs of Israel and other peoples Author: Claus Westermann Publisher: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press, ©1995. ISBN/ISSN: 0664255590 9780664255596 OCLC:31170687

  
  

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Roots of wisdom : the oldest proverbs of Israel and other peoples

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Summary:	In this book, Claus Westermann argues that Israel's early wisdom literature grew out of an oral tradition that reflected an agrarian setting. Dealing primarily with Proverbs 10-31, Westermann demonstrates how the wisdom literature evolved into a form of poetry that had greater universal appeal as the people of Israel became more urbanized. A distinctive feature of Roots of Wisdom is Westermann's use of other wisdom sayings, particularly those from ancient Africa, to illustrate the logical progression of wisdom poetry from simply observational to being more universal in character.  Read more...