Leo G. Perdue (1946-2017) was "one of the leading international scholars in the field of biblical wisdom"[1] and "Dean and Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School",[2] Fort Worth, Texas and editor for The Library of Biblical Theology at Abingdon Press and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht's Library of Wisdom.

Leo Garrett Perdue[3] was a First American (Chickasaw Nation) born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Perdue authored several books, monographs, and commentaries.

Published works

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Books

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  • Proverbs: Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching (Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching & Preaching)[4]
  • The Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires[5]
  • Reconstructing Old Testament Theology: After the Collapse of History (Overtures to Biblical Theology)[6]
  • Wisdom Literature: A Theological History[7]

Edited copies

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  • Biblical Theology: Introducing the Conversation (Library of Biblical Theology) (Perdue/Morgan/Sommer)[8]

Articles and essays

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  • Perdue, Leo G. "Ben Sira and the Prophets." In Intertextual Studies in Ben Sira and Tobit: Essays in Honor of Alexander A. Di Lella, O.F.M., edited by Jeremy Corley and Vincent T. M. Skemp, 132-154. Washington, DC: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2005.[9]

References

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  1. ^ [1] Perdue, Leo G. - Wisdom Literature: A Theological History - by RBL by the Society of Biblical Literature
  2. ^ [2] Adhering to Israel's God by Leo G. Perdue
  3. ^ [3] CURRICULUM VITAE July, 2010
  4. ^ [4] Proverbs: Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching (Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching & Preaching)
  5. ^ [5] The Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires
  6. ^ [6] Reconstructing Old Testament Theology: After the Collapse of History (Overtures to Biblical Theology)
  7. ^ [7] Wisdom Literature: A Theological History
  8. ^ [8] Biblical Theology: Introducing the Conversation (Library of Biblical Theology)
  9. ^ [9] Leo Perdue Bibliography - Professor of Hebrew Bible, Brite Divinity School