Proverbs 1-9
By: by James Alfred Loader
Series: Historical commentary on the Old Testament; Historical commentary on the Old Testament
Publisher: Peeters
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Leuven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9789042931442
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Bibel; Criticism, interpretation; Commentaries; Bible
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages xv-xxviii) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction. Using the commentary : practical notes; title: The place of Proverbs in the major canons; title: The structure of the book; title: The date of the book and its materials; title: The provenance of the poems and sayings; title: The text and versions; title: The relevance and message of Proverbs; title: Essays. On the social setting of wisdom; title: On the concept of order; title: The significant deficiency of revelation in wisdom; title: "Retribution" and the limits of wisdom; title: 2. Commentary. Proverbs 1:1-7; title: Proverbs 1:8-19 Lesson 1 : On bad company; title: Proverbs 1:20-33 : Wisdom's speech; title: Proverbs 2:1-22 Lesson 2 : On conditions for acquiring wisdom; title: Proverbs 3:1-12 Lesson 3 : On God-fearing wisdom; title: Proverbs 3:13-26 Lesson 6 : On human and creational wisdom; title: Proverbs 3:27-35 : An additional poem : a social admonition; title: Proverbs 4:1-9 Lesson 5 : On wisdom over the generations; title: Proverbs 4:10-19 Lesson 6 : On the two paths; title: Proverbs 4:20-26 Lesson 7 : On walking straight; title: Proverbs 5:1-23 Lesson 8 : On the strange woman and the wife; title: Proverbs 6:1-19 : Four interpolated units; title: Proverbs 6:20-35 Lesson 9 : On the danger of adultery; title: Proverbs 7:1-27 Lesson 10 : The tale of a seductress; title: Proverbs 8:1-36 : Wisdom's eulogy; title: Proverbs 9:1-18 : Two banquets.