Learning from the sages
Subtitle: selected studies on the book of Proverbs
By: edited by Roy B. Zuck.
Contributors: Zuck, Roy B.
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Proverbs -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Description: Superior studies on salient themes and texts of Proverbs now join similar anthologies on Job and Ecclesiastes that have been compiled by Roy B. Zuck. Learning from the Sages assembles thirty-two essays by twenty-seven scholars, covering genre, themes, and expositions of selected passages. Some include technical details of Hebrew, but in-depth linguistic knowledge is not necessary. Part 1 looks at the structure, context, and message of Proverbs, and offers suggestions on understanding its content, terms used, and metaphors for wisdom, wealth, and poverty. Essays on individual texts are arranged in canonical order in part 2. Commentators discuss such memorable sections as the advice to young men in chapter 3, the seductress of chapter 5, and the comparisons of the fool and the wise.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-413) and indexes.