Then the question arises, what are the characteristics of the wisdom literature? Does it remain only in the realm of human experiences? Many scholars agree that the characteristic of the wisdom literature is that, while based on human experiences, it is didactic in nature. Wisdom literature does not come from such a divine revelation as inspired the Torah and the prophetic writings. There is a major difference between the prophetic writings (teaching) and the wisdom literature. Prophetic preaching was always based on the covenant, whereas wisdom writings do not refer to the covenant. Prophetic teaching involves a divine revelation: a prophet receives a revelation or vision from God and in turn goes to the people and shares that revelation which he has received from God in the form of a teaching that may be a warning or an admonition. Even the language of the prophet is specific when he preaches saying, “Thus says the Lord (of
Then the question arises, what are the characteristics of the wisdom literature? Does it remain only in the realm of human experiences? Many scholars agree that the characteristic of the wisdom literature is that, while based on human experiences, it is didactic in nature. Wisdom literature does not come from such a divine revelation as inspired the Torah and the prophetic writings. There is a major difference between the prophetic writings (teaching) and the wisdom literature. Prophetic preaching was always based on the covenant, whereas wisdom writings do not refer to the covenant. Prophetic teaching involves a divine revelation: a prophet receives a revelation or vision from God and in turn goes to the people and shares that revelation which he has received from God in the form of a teaching that may be a warning or an admonition. Even the language of the prophet is specific when he preaches saying, “Thus says the Lord (of