20 Textbooks on Wisdom Literature:

1. Wisdom Literature (Study in Theology) by James Wood, 1979

2. Ecclesiastes and the Greek Wisdom Literature, by Enid Blyton, 1999

3. Psalms and Wisdom: Psalms, the wisdom literature, by Leonard Johnson and Michael Smith, 1996

4. Wisdom literature and Psalms (interpreting Biblical Text) by Roland Murphy, 1983

5. The Wisdom literature of the Old Testament, by W.T. Davidson, 2007  

6. Wisdom literature, Job (Mini Comm.) by Desmond Leahy, 1970

7. Babylonian Wisdom literature (Oxford reprint) by Wilfred G. Lambert, 1960

8. The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature, by Roland Murphy, 1992

9. The wisdom Literture (Message of Biblical Spirutality: Old Testament) by Kathleen M. O’Connor, 1994

10. Biblical books of Wisdom: A study of Proverbs, Job, Ecclessiastes, and other Wisdom Literature in the Bible, by James M. Efird, 2001

11. The Hundred Tales of Wisdom, by Idries Shah, 1989

12. Where Shall Wisdom be Found? by Harold Bloom, 2004

13. Wisdom of The Millenium (A Helen Exley Giftbook) by Helen Exley, 1999

14. Pipers at the Gates of Dawn: The Wisdom of Children’s Literatue, by Jonathan Cott, 1984

15. Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms, by Dennis Turker and Wayne Ballard, 2000 

16. Wisdom Literature: (an Introduction Studies in Theology) by James Wood, 1967

17. Wisdom Literature (Interpreting Biblical Text) by Richard Cliford, 1998

18. Wisdom and Cult: A Critical Analysis of the Views of Cult in Wisdom Literatures of Israel and Near East, by Leo G. Perdue, 1977

19. Israei’s Wisdom Literature. Its Bearing on Theology and the History of Religion, by O S Rankin, 1936

20. Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament, by Joseph Blenkinsnopp

    

Origin of Puritanism: Student Forum

Puritanism is one of the protestants in the 16th and 17th century which separated from the Catholic. It wanted a simple religious ceremonies and a strict moral behaviour. In 1509, Henry VIII fell out with the Catholic Church because of his marital affairs. He decided not to obey any instruction from the Pope or be under his authority, and the formed the Church of England which is also the Anglican church.

After Henry VIII, came Edward VI who tried burn the catholic. After Edward VI came Mary I, who in her time was called the ”Bloody Mary” burn the Protestants.

In 1558 Elizabeth 1st came and brought an act called the Elizabethan Settlement who tried to solve the the pendilum of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I. Elizabeth I died in 1603 and was succeeded by King James I, who authorise the KJV of the Bible.

Puritanism is a type of religious belief rather than a religious sect. It’s a reformed Calvinist theology that gave birth to Presbytarian, Baptist, Congregationist and Non-Conformnist. (groups not conforming to the Anglican rules)

Puritanism rose out of discontent with the Elizabethan Settlement which was felt by radical Protestants to be giving in to “Popery” (the Roman Catholic Church)