Apocalyptic and Wisdom Literature

Abstract

“Apocalyptic Literature” and “Wisdom Literature” are broad designations that represent widely recognized categories of inquiry in the fields of ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and beyond. The relationship between the two has been a prominent topic of study over the last five decades. Beyond their familiar connotations, one finds a complicated and contested relationship in recent scholarship on ancient Jewish and Christian literature. This article attempts to disambiguate both the terms and the recent history of research in order to highlight some of the most important progress made and some of the most promising avenues for future research.

Proverbs in Recent Research

“…On wisdom's influence broadly, see McLaughlin (2020); on history and wisdom literature, see S. Millar (2020b); and on Apocalyptic and wisdom literature, see Reynolds (2020). On the relationship of folly to Job, see Aimers (2019).…”

“…Ochsenmeier (2013) includes the influence of Prov 25.21-22 on Roman 12.17-13.7, Martens (2014) treats Proverbs' influence in Romans generally, Howes (2014) focuses on psychostasia, the weighing of souls, Spellman (2016), on Proverbs influence in Hebrews 12, and Menahem (2018), its impact in both the Jesus and rabbinic traditions. This general vein may include Reynolds (2020) and Zurawski (2020) on wisdom and apocalypticism.…”