OLD TESTAMENT WISDOM LITERATURE
A theological introduction
By Craig G. Bartholomew & Ryan P. O’Dowd. IVP. 336 pages. £19.99
ISBN 978 1 844 745 371
Craig Bartholomew’s writings always provide a thoroughly reliable, stimulating, if demanding read. This remains true of this excellent volume, jointly authored with Ryan O’Dowd.
The book recognises the neglect that wisdom literature has endured until the recent ‘renaissance’ of theological interpretation in biblical studies. Its momentum and direction is governed by the fact that: ‘If Scripture is indeed God’s Word to us, then much is at stake in attending to his address through these remarkable books. They present the real possibility of finding wisdom amid the great challenges of the 21st century’.
