Honoring the Wise: Wisdom in Scripture, Ministry, and Life: Celebrating Lindsay Wilson's Thirty Years at Ridley - Paperback

by Jill Firth (Editor), Paul A. Barker (Editor)

Since the garden of Eden, a choice between true and false wisdom has confronted human beings, and the need for discernment is consistent throughout Scripture. This volume engages with the canny decisions of the Hebrew midwives, the moral chaos of the judges' era, dilemmas in the monarchy, and prophetic responses to the turmoil of the threat of empires, along with themes from Psalms, Job, and Proverbs. Wise preaching and teaching are enriched by insights from Tanzania, Myanmar, and Central Asia, and wisdom in daily life is found in biblical practices and is centered on Christ. Colleagues and students honor Lindsay Wilson, whose wisdom interests extend across the canon. This work is valuable for students and teachers of Old Testament and for anyone seeking to become wise.

Author Biography

Jill Firth is a lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament at Ridley College, Melbourne. She writes on Psalms and Jeremiah and is editor of Grounded in the Body, in Time and Place, in Scripture: Papers by Australian Women Scholars in the Evangelical Tradition (with Denise Cooper-Clarke).



Paul A. Barker is a bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and has taught Old Testament and homiletics at Ridley College, Melbourne, and in several seminaries in Asia. He is author of The Triumph of Grace in Deuteronomy (2004).