Wisdom Texts from Qumran

by Daniel J. Harrington

This is the first full analysis of the Qumran wisdom texts. New translations and a full explanation of the background and context of wisdom literature introduce the reader to an important part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 1996

About the author

Rev. Father Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, was a professor of New Testament studies and chairman of Biblical Studies at Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry. He received a PhD in biblical languages and literatures from Harvard University. A past president of the Catholic Biblical Association, he wrote more than two dozen books about the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Reviews

[Vyacheslav Okun sj · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting and introductive reading for those who would like to know about the Wisdom Texts of Dead Sea scrolls and how they are related to a wider context of Biblical Sapiential books as well as New Testament and early Christianity.

[Kenneth Trax · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful introduction