{"product_id":"9780814659342","title":"Wisdom Has Built Her House: Studies on the Figure of Sophia in the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWisdom Has Built Her House\u003c\/i\u003e brings together for the first time the collected studies of Silvia Schroer on the biblical figure of Sophia, divine Wisdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchroer presents a differentiated image of Wisdom as female, creator, teacher, prophet, beloved, and more. In \u003ci\u003eWisdom Has Built Her House\u003c\/i\u003e Schroer portrays Wisdom as a cosmic ordering principle, as universal architect, and as mediator of al scientific knowledge. Schroer also inquires about the contexts of these writings: about feminine wisdom and women's roles after the Babylonian exile, about the goddess traditions behind the idea of Sophia, and about their significance within a monotheistic symbol system. Schroer then follows the tradition of God imaged as Wisdom to the time of the Jesus- movement and the first Christian communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeachers, students, and those looking for a well-reasoned study of personified Wisdom - and reasons for reinVisioning our own images of God - will find this in \u003ci\u003eWisdom Has Built Her House.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters are Wisdom on the Path of Righteousness (Proverbs 8:20),\" \"Divine Wisdom and Postexilic Monotheism,\" \"Wise Women and Counselors in Israel: Models for Personified \u003ci\u003eHokma,\"\u003c\/i\u003e \"'And When the Next War Began . . .' The Wise Woman of Abel of Beth-maacah (2 Samuel 20:14-22),\" \"Abigail: A Wise Woman Works for Peace,\" \"The One Lord and Male Dominance in the Book of Jesus Sirach: The Image of Woman and the Image of Wisdom in a Misogynist Document,\" \"Personified Sophia in the Book of Wisdom,\" \"Jesus Sophia,\" and \"The Spirit, Wisdom, and the Dove.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilvia Schroer is an expert in Old Testament and the biblical world. She is the author of publications on the religious history of Israel and Palestine, on biblical-theological topics, and on feminist exegesis. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49785197920496,"sku":"9780814659342","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814659342","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}