Reasons for Parallels Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
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The Pool of “Wisdom Tradition”
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Scribes, sages and kings of other countries would collect “wisdom sayings” in the Ancient Near East.
2
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Solomon and Hezekiah…
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Collected saying of the wise.
3
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Proverbs
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Parallels with the Wisdom of Amenemope and the Teachings of Ahiqar. There may have been borrowing from the common pool of wisdom, but it was edited greatly to suit Biblical Wisdom’s purpose.
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