{"product_id":"the-tree-of-life-an-exploration-of-biblical-wisdom-literature","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.","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939319808231,"sku":"9780802839657","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_40645344-c315-405b-a69f-647d265c6e4c.jpg?v=1775102010","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-tree-of-life-an-exploration-of-biblical-wisdom-literature","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}