People have said that Murphy’s take on Wisdom was very much influenced by von Rad and that it might be a good idea to read him first (I don’t know if this is really accurate). Well, I am not going to do that because I plan to read von Rad’s two volumes of his Old Testament theology (which I already own) and interact with him in the near future. Right now, I would like to see what Murphy has to say about wisdom literature and try to summarize his thoughts. I will probably concentrate on things that caught my attention and helped me think a little more clearly about this subject. This is not going to be a thorough review or a summary, but it might contain a little of both. I might comment on his arguments where necessary or read a separate article in his bibliography to supplement my reading. I will probably cover a couple of chapters at a time, but it will depend on the depth of the chapters in view. Here I will cover his first chapter.

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