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The book of Proverbs in social and theological context / Katharine J. Dell.

By: Series: Cambridge books onlinePublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (x, 225 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511225963
  • 0511225962
  • 0511225393
  • 9780511225390
  • 0511224702
  • 9780511224706
  • 9780511224034
  • 0511224036
  • 9780511488306
  • 0511488300
  • 9780521633055
  • 0521633052
  • 1280541288
  • 9781280541285
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Book of Proverbs in social and theological context.DDC classification:
  • 223/.706 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1465.52 .D45 2006eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Social context(s) in Proverbs 1-9 -- Social context (s) in Proverbs 10:1-22:16 -- Social context(s) in Proverbs 22:17-31:31 -- Mention of Yahweh in Proverbs -- Theological context -- Echoes of other Old Testament texts and contexts in Proverbs.
Summary: The book of Proverbs is the mainspring of the biblical wisdom tradition. Dell explores the possible social contexts for its varied material and provides an overview of the characterisation of its theology by scholars. She discusses how individual proverbs, instructions and poems came to form the collections we have today.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-220) and index.

Social context(s) in Proverbs 1-9 -- Social context (s) in Proverbs 10:1-22:16 -- Social context(s) in Proverbs 22:17-31:31 -- Mention of Yahweh in Proverbs -- Theological context -- Echoes of other Old Testament texts and contexts in Proverbs.

The book of Proverbs is the mainspring of the biblical wisdom tradition. Dell explores the possible social contexts for its varied material and provides an overview of the characterisation of its theology by scholars. She discusses how individual proverbs, instructions and poems came to form the collections we have today.

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