“O Glorious Wisdom in an Ugly Vessel”: Old Age, Wisdom, and Wine in Rabbinic Literature

Lieve M. Teugels

doi:10.4324/9781032665030-4

“O Glorious Wisdom in an Ugly Vessel”: Old Age, Wisdom, and Wine in Rabbinic Literature

Old Testament / Judaism

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Old Age in Ancient Judaism, Early Christianity, and their Contexts. Senescence and its Significations
Editors	Albertina Oegema, Seth Bledsoe
Place of Publication	London/New York
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	31-50
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9781032665030
ISBN (Print)	9781032665047
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665030-4
Publication status	Published - 8 Aug 2025
Event	Conceptualizing Old Age in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Contexts - Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 1 Jun 2022 → 2 Jun 2022

Conference

Conference	Conceptualizing Old Age in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Contexts
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	1/06/22 → 2/06/22

Keywords

old age
Rabbinic Literature
Torah
wine
wisdom

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Teugels, LM 2025, “O Glorious Wisdom in an Ugly Vessel”: Old Age, Wisdom, and Wine in Rabbinic Literature. in A Oegema & S Bledsoe (eds), Old Age in Ancient Judaism, Early Christianity, and their Contexts. Senescence and its Significations ., 2, Routledge, London/New York, pp. 31-50, Conceptualizing Old Age in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Contexts, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1/06/22. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665030-4

“O Glorious Wisdom in an Ugly Vessel”: Old Age, Wisdom, and Wine in Rabbinic Literature. / Teugels, Lieve M.
Old Age in Ancient Judaism, Early Christianity, and their Contexts. Senescence and its Significations . ed. / Albertina Oegema; Seth Bledsoe. London/New York: Routledge, 2025. p. 31-50 2.

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