"Wisdom Literature"--WTF?

So…drawn by rave reviews (and maybe a bit of morbid curiosity) I read “The Wisdom of Shepherds.” Let this be a lesson to you, read all the reviews before wasting your time on a book.

So what is “Wisdom Literature,” of which this is supposed to be a wonderful example, anyway???

You may have some Wisdom Literature in your house (or maybe not).

Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Matthew 5-7 (Sermon on the Mount), Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha, Analects of Confuscius, Tao teChing, Everything I Needed to Know… nah, just j/k there! (It’s OK, just not great L)

Traditonal Wisdom Literature

Modern Wisdom Literature

Peace.