The Secret of Time.

• Superior document: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series ; v.143
• Author: F. Bakker, Arjen.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)

This book explores how Jewish traditions of wisdom are being reshaped in the Greco-Roman period and demonstrates that reflection on time as an organizing principle is formative for emerging wisdom concepts, which are expressed by the enigmatic phrase rāz nihyeh.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Beyond the Limits of Wisdom -- 1 Rethinking Categories -- 2 The Sectarian Divide -- Chapter 2 Redefining the Sage -- 1 mēbîn -- 2 maśkîl -- 3 ḥākām -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Continuous Study -- 1 By Day and by Night -- 2 Keeping Watch -- 3 Celestial Beings -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Revelation -- 1 The Body and Evil Forces -- 2 The Fleshly Spirit -- 3 Heavenly Light -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Rāz Nihyeh -- 1 Turning to the Past -- 2 The Divisions of the Times -- 3 Divine Thinking -- 4 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Subject Index.