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Education in Ancient Israel

Across the Deadening Silence

  • Hardback
  • 320 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

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In this groundbreaking new book, distinguished biblical scholar James L. Crenshaw investigates both the pragmatic how's and the philosophical why's of education in ancient Israel and its surroundings. Asking questions as basic as "Who were the teachers and students and from what segment of Israelite society did they come?" and "How did instructors interest young people in the things they had to say?" Crenshaw explores the institutions and practices of education in ancient Israel. The results are often surprising and more complicated than one would expect.Education, for the people who lived in the biblical world, was more than a simple matter of memorizing information and taking tests. It was a search for the hidden plan and presence of God. Knowledge was gained, according to biblical texts such as "Ecclesiastes" and "Proverbs", not only by means of patient observation and listening, but through communication with Wisdom, the feminine incarnation of the Divine.Drawing upon a broad range of ancient sources, Crenshaw examines this religious dimension of education in ancient Israel, demonstrating how the practice of teaching and learning was transformed into the supreme act of worship.
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  • Title

    Education in Ancient Israel

  • Author

    James L. Crenshaw

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Yale University Press

  • Published

    December 2007

  • Weight

    586g

  • Page Count

    320

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780300140118

  • ISBN-10

    0300140118

  • Eden Code

    1212131

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