Introduction to Israel's Wisdom Traditions William E. Wagner We sleep when day is

We sleep when day is done

refuse to be passive victims of their circumstances

were separated by three thousand miles

pricking fingers multiple times a day

in response to the dramatic scientific and cultural changes of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Introduction to Israel's Wisdom Traditions William E. Wagner We sleep when day isIt can be a challenge to understand wisdom's place in Israel's salvific history, but John L. McLaughlin makes this complicated genre straightforward and accessible. This introductory level textbook begins by explaining the meaning of wisdom to the Israelites and surrounding cultures before moving into the conventions of the genre and its poeti