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Ivory panel of lion with claws and teeth gripping bull in partial rectangular frame.

Guide

Living a Good Life according to Biblical Wisdom Literature

Biblical Period

Papyrus page of Egyptian hieratic writing in four columns.

Guide

Practical Wisdom from the Book of Proverbs

Biblical Period

Mural of crouching woman with hand on her head next to upright mummy held up by figure in tunic, as another figure in tunic raises arms above woman, with hieroglyphic text in background.

Guide

Theodicy, or Why Good People Suffer: The Biblical Book of Job

Biblical Period

Relief of figure on chair and figure reclining on sofa, surrounded by foliage, as several smaller figures wave fans, carry platters, and play instruments.

Guide

Finding Meaning in Life: The Biblical Book of Ecclesiastes

Biblical Period

Fragmentary papyrus page of Aramaic writing.

Guide

The Words of Ahiqar

Biblical Period

Painting of interior of wooden house filled with people, objects, and animals.

Source

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale

Margot Zemach

1977

Painting of city street with bridge over river in foreground and several figures on the far side of the bridge.

Source

The Treasure

Uri Shulevitz

1978

Image of bird surrounded by rectangular boxes and English text on bottom left of page describing the soul bird.

Source

The Soul Bird

Michal Snunit

1984

Drawing of someone fishing in a pond with images of himself in different professions above his head.

Source

Elijah and the Fisher Boy

Nina Jaffe | Elivia Savadier

1997

Source

Tratado de los sueños (Treatise on Dreams)

Moses Almosnino

1564

Source

Lev tov (A Good Heart): Ten Commandments for the Married Woman

Isaac ben Eliyakim of Posen

ca. 1620

Source

Meneket Rivkah (Rebecca’s Nursemaid)

Rebecca Tiktiner

Second Half of the 16th Century