Author: Peter Hatton
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317160088
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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Despite the welcome revival of scholarly interest in Biblical Wisdom, the Book of Proverbs remains neglected. It continues to be seen as a disorganised repository of traditional banalities, while Job and Qohelet are viewed as more exciting texts, in revolt against Proverbs' conventional wisdom. Contradiction in the Book of Proverbs argues that this misleading consensus owes more to scholarly presuppositions than to the content of Proverbs; it sees Proverbs as a challenging work, one that aims to provoke a critical appropriation of wisdom and in which diverse sources have been skilfully brought together by a creative final editor to form a complex unity. Many divergences from the Hebrew in the Greek witness to the translator's discomfort with his spikey, provocative original. Peter Hatton challenges many existing scholarly assumptions and calls for a re-evaluation of the role and significance of Proverbs in relation to the other biblical wisdom books and the whole canon.

Author: Edwin Paxton Hood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parables
Languages : en
Pages : 728

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Author: Riad Kassis
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004275991
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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This is the first detailed study that critically compares and contrasts the wisdom sentences of the Book of Proverbs with classical and post-classical Arabic proverbs; reference is also made to current Arabic proverbs. The wisdom tradition of Solomon is examined and is compared to that of the Arab sage Luqmân. The book deals with three main themes that are of special significance both in the Book of Proverbs and in Arabic proverbial works: royalty, speech and silence, wealth and poverty. The book concludes with a study of some form-critical and traditio-historical aspects of the treated proverbs. Hundreds of classical Arabic proverbs and wisdom sayings of Prophet Muḥammad appear for the first time in English.

Author: George Laurence Gomme
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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Author: Joseph D. Parker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 472

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Author: James Ridgway (B.D.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Author: Kathleen Nielson
Publisher: The Good Book Company
ISBN: 1784984299
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Divine wisdom for your everyday life from the book of Proverbs. In the Proverbs, God offers us wisdom for real life and he shows us Jesus, who was wisdom personified and exemplified. This accessible, absorbing expository guide to the Proverbs by Kathleen Nielson brings these ancient sayings to life, helping ordinary Christians to see what it can look like to enjoy living in line with God's wisdom in the great multitude of everyday situations and decisions we face. This book gives an expository rather than topical treatment to the book of Proverbs, so it can be read as originally intended. It also has more application than a typical commentary, making it a great resource for personal devotions, as well as useful for leading small-group studies or sermon preparation.

Author: Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1644

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Author: James Darling
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 984

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Author: James Darling
Publisher: London : J. Darling
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 986

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