LIVING UNDER THE SUN; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Wisdom and Theology; The Aims and Method of the Present Study; Which Text?; Examining the Worldviews; Additional Notes; Chapter 2. The Wisdom Enterprise; What is Wisdom?; The Problem of Defining Wisdom; Two Modes of Human Thought; An Outline of the Proverbial Perspective; The Basic Structure of the Proverbial Worldview; The Aims of Proverbs and the Working Parameters of Proverbial Wisdom; How Complete is the Proverbial Picture?; The Reversibility of the Proverbial Paradigm. Formal Expression of the ParadigmAn Outline of Qoheleth's Perspective; The Basic Structure of Qoheleth's Worldview; The Aims of Qoheleth's Quest and Its Working Parameters; Adequacy of Qoheleth's Picture of the World; The Reversibility of Qoheleth's Paradigm; Formal Expression of the Paradigm; Summary; Chapter 3. How Does the Sage Know?; The Epistemological Perspective of Proverbs; Direct Observation; Collective Experience; Place of Revelation; Evaluating Experience; The Epistemological Perspective of Qoheleth; Individual Observation and Collective Experience; Evaluating Experience.