{"product_id":"the-tree-of-life-an-exploration-of-biblical-wisdom-literature-9780802839657","title":"The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature","description":"Since 1990 Roland Murphy's \u003ci\u003eTree of Life\u003c\/i\u003e has been a standard introduction to the wisdom literature of the Bible. Now \u003ci\u003eThe Tree of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is available in a third edition, complete with a new preface by the author and a special supplement that surveys the latest developments in wisdom research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis superb study thoroughly explores the wisdom writings of the Bible, interpreting this literature in a way that illumines the development of Israel's search for wisdom throughout its tumultuous history. Murphy looks at each wisdom book individually -- Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, and Wisdom of Solomon -- and adds to them a discussion of wisdom from other parts of the Old Testament. His careful investigations expose the various guises that wisdom adopts -- the \"fear of the Lord,\" moral formation, the universality of human experience, the mysteries of creation, and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurphy, Roland E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - (1917-2002) Roland E. Murphy was George Washington Ivey Professor of Biblical Studies Emeritus at Duke University and adjunct professor of biblical studies at the Washington Theological Union.","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662272008466,"sku":"9780802839657","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69c6ed42-777e-44eb-8255-5df24ddc66e9.jpg?v=1733518612","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tree-of-life-an-exploration-of-biblical-wisdom-literature-9780802839657","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}