Search results for "Wisdom literature" - New World Encyclopedia
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- a higher purpose of illuminating divine wisdom and biblical lessons. These ... where a tradition of consolatory death literature survived until the 17th ...9 KB (1,473 words) - 03:59, 15 August 2023
- although first extant mention of the text together is found in the ... the Twelve. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2000. ISBN 0884140210 ...11 KB (1,657 words) - 18:53, 9 November 2022
- nature of the subgenre's literature and the influence it derives ... not as inherently possessing divinity and wisdom. G.R. Thompson describes ...15 KB (2,145 words) - 20:30, 19 May 2020
- an invaluable contribution to the literature and history of sixteenth ... in English, European, and classical literature. Throughout his life Raleigh ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 22:28, 3 May 2023
- One of the most influential Sanskrit contributions to world literature ... pivotal surviving text that enriches world literature. See 14 illuminating ...24 KB (3,634 words) - 06:28, 18 November 2022
- As a work of English literature Fitzgerald's poetic version is ... With them the Seed of Wisdom did I sow, And with my own hand labour ...11 KB (1,780 words) - 00:36, 18 November 2022
- Vico’s recovery of ancient wisdom, his emphasis on the importance ... that appeals to phronêsis or practical wisdom must also be made, as do ...17 KB (2,637 words) - 20:24, 14 December 2023
- Church, a second major window, call Wisdom, for the Ames family’s ... of languages (ancient and modern), literature, and art, by his cultured ...18 KB (2,681 words) - 02:30, 9 February 2023
- as a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, north of Athens. ... trees dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, outside the city walls of ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 07:13, 14 June 2023
- At the same time, the Jews' exposure to Babylonian literature ... The Jews were also apparently influenced by the wisdom literature ...18 KB (2,780 words) - 05:25, 26 August 2023
- contributed significantly to the art and literature of the time. It also provided ... this luminous nature manifests as innate wisdom. With the help of a genuine ...22 KB (3,219 words) - 14:14, 27 January 2023
- Early wisdom, Confucius's thought, and related thoughts of Mencius ... it is packed with profound meaning and wisdom that gives light and guidance ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 06:47, 11 January 2024
- The allegory is one of the most popular narrative forms in literature ... ==Allegories in Scriptures, literature, and arts== ===Hebrew scriptures=== ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 18:26, 21 July 2023
- translated all the available Buddhist literature in India and Tibet; many ... practices of renunciation, Bodhicitta and Wisdom - specifically, the realization ...27 KB (3,993 words) - 23:24, 30 April 2023
- Greenery") to Enki, the god of wisdom and the fresh waters. Ninsar ... category:literature category:Archaeology 225962165 ...14 KB (2,349 words) - 04:51, 15 November 2022
- He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. The main themes ... In 1903, Maeterlinck received the Triennial Prize for Dramatic Literature ...15 KB (2,277 words) - 16:59, 7 November 2022
- either the Father’s true Word, or true Wisdom, but indeed one of his works ... A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth ...24 KB (3,928 words) - 02:41, 15 August 2023
- short works on astrology. The Beginning of Wisdom, accompanied by a commentary ... * Reshith Hochma (The Beginning of Wisdom), an introduction to astrology ...14 KB (2,169 words) - 06:29, 14 June 2023
- Aspasia appears in several significant works of modern literature ... same stature in ancient Greek history or literature. She is regarded by modern ...30 KB (4,572 words) - 04:50, 18 August 2023
- as taught in the Kalachakra literature. In Tibet, the Kalachakra astrological ... extant today as the heart of the Kalachakra literature. ...25 KB (3,799 words) - 17:00, 14 May 2024
- from the Pali Canon. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0861714911. ... of the Majjhima Nikāya. Boston: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 086171072X. ...28 KB (4,040 words) - 10:36, 10 March 2023
- matters but also in the liberal arts, literature and science named the seven ... curriculum, including the study of literature and religion. From 782 ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 05:08, 17 June 2023
- of his fame, won the Nobel Prize in Literature as well an Academy Award ... Caesar is portrayed as a man of ethics and wisdom rather than an almost-superhuman ...12 KB (1,761 words) - 07:04, 18 April 2024
- and offering their traditional words of wisdom. Their children were educated ... quot;real people." The ethnographic literature sometimes refers to the ...30 KB (4,529 words) - 20:54, 19 January 2024
- The book is also closely related to Jewish wisdom literature; nowhere is this more clear than in Tobit's instructions to Tobias before his ...8 KB (1,317 words) - 15:33, 30 January 2024
- and one of the noblest books in all of literature. Alfred Lord Tennyson called ... The Book of Job is clearly in the category of Wisdom Literature, along ...21 KB (3,491 words) - 00:11, 19 November 2023
- proven useful in the study of mythology, literature, and religions of the world ... with these archetypal symbols; "wisdom is a return to them" ...28 KB (4,297 words) - 06:17, 12 August 2023
- Englishman to earn the Nobel Prize for Literature. Kipling's reputation ... the most enchanting classics of children's literature. ...14 KB (2,319 words) - 17:43, 22 December 2022
- in Ancient near Eastern Legal and Wisdom Literature," Journal of Near ... in Ancient near Eastern Legal and Wisdom Literature," Journal of Near ...27 KB (4,283 words) - 17:27, 26 July 2023
- Mishnah, the Talmud, and other classical Jewish literature. ... as the representative of Jewish wit and wisdom. Others of his sayings and ...15 KB (2,290 words) - 05:05, 7 May 2024
- for a mortal to accumulate merit and wisdom. Certain aspects of Xiushen ... do not appear in any classical Chinese literature or in the Daozang. In Tao ...15 KB (2,159 words) - 17:32, 11 October 2020
- A whole body of explanatory literature was written about the meaning ... rather than the effect of poetry and literature on its readers. The structure ...14 KB (2,260 words) - 00:10, 1 December 2023
- this belief in the ageless nature of the wisdom it embodies. Vedic texts ... "knowledge, wisdom" is derived from the root vid- "to ...32 KB (4,855 words) - 14:44, 3 May 2023
- the introduction of pessimistic wisdom literature such as the Books of ... books of historical writings, wisdom literature, or the prophets as ...22 KB (3,530 words) - 01:14, 21 April 2023
- and more carefully planned, reflecting the wisdom of these deliberations. He ... October 12, 2023. Jay believes that the wisdom of that Congress and every ...20 KB (2,888 words) - 01:53, 26 March 2024
- motivated the hiding of such dangerous literature. Another factor may have ... of previously suppressed spiritual literature to the reading public. ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 23:06, 10 November 2022
- Tamil literature refers to literature in the Tamil language. Tamil ... A revival of Tamil literature took place from the late nineteenth ...33 KB (4,960 words) - 00:53, 21 April 2023
- *In Hermetica, a category of popular Late Antique literature purporting to contain secret wisdom, The Cup or Monad is one of the texts making ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 19:53, 9 November 2022
- autobiographical account, Seven Pillars of Wisdom. After his role in trying ... Lawrence's major work is Seven Pillars of Wisdom, an account ...33 KB (5,295 words) - 00:58, 21 April 2023
- and easily the most important work of literature written in that language ... to receive praise as a great work of literature comparable to the classical ...26 KB (4,193 words) - 10:54, 28 September 2023
- abode of the Buddha of All-Illuminating Wisdom. Mount Fuji is a well-known ... abode of the Buddha of All-Illuminating Wisdom. Mount Fuji is also an important ...18 KB (2,819 words) - 17:06, 10 November 2022
- #039; writing is unparalleled in Latin literature, with the possible exception ... *Sedley, David N. Lucretius and the Transformation of Greek Wisdom ...13 KB (2,021 words) - 02:28, 5 November 2022
- Anthropomorphism is frequently used as a device in art, literature ... exhibited human qualities such as beauty, wisdom, and power, and sometimes ...17 KB (2,392 words) - 06:18, 31 July 2023
- the first man, is the son of Ea, god of wisdom, who has endowed Adapa with ... park. In the post-Exilic apocalyptic literature and in the Talmud, "Paradise ...19 KB (3,242 words) - 04:30, 18 April 2024
- Nazis during World War II. Most of his literature addresses the cultural ... formative years in "the kitchen of literature" (his own expression ...18 KB (2,895 words) - 18:52, 7 March 2024
- century, when so little Elizabethan literature was read, Daniel retained ... up for it with his scholarly grace and breadth of wisdom. ...9 KB (1,447 words) - 02:58, 23 December 2022
- the war, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. ... Hitler's suppression of art and literature that protested Nazi ideology. ...29 KB (4,532 words) - 10:19, 22 January 2024
- movement in American and European literature. Yet, distinct from his ... Much of the wisdom that Frost gathered organically—"sticking ...14 KB (2,170 words) - 05:04, 15 December 2022
- regarded Jesus as a teacher of eternal wisdom in whom people from any faith ... quot; stereotype of much Christian literature. Ben Hur is a hero who ...15 KB (2,378 words) - 11:00, 7 March 2023
- prudence); from Phronesis was born Sophia (wisdom) and Dynamis (strength); ... similar to the Demiurge in other Gnostic literature. He sped upwards, and, ...17 KB (2,600 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
