an exploration of the courtly nature of the book of Proverbs Ansberry, Christopher B. creator text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. gw Berlin New York De Gruyter ©2011 2011 monographic eng 1 online resource (xviii, 240 pages). In view of the various proposals concerning the nature and function of the book of Proverbs, the present study focuses on the social dimensions of the document within its distinct, literary context. That is, the study examines the nature and function of the sapiential material within its new performance context, viz., the discursive context, the Sitz im Buch. In the main, the investigation explores the discourse setting of the book of Proverbs as well as the formal and thematic features of the individual collections. More specifically, the study highlights the fundamental features of the. Frontmatter; Table of Contents; Acknowledgement; Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Nature of Ancient Near Eastern Instructional Texts; Chapter 3. The Value of Wisdom: Proverbs 1-9; Chapter 4. Rudimentary Wisdom: Proverbs 10-24; Chapter 5. Advanced Wisdom: Proverbs 25-29; Chapter 6. Applied Wisdom: Proverbs 30-31; Chapter 7. The Courtly Nature of the Book of Proverbs; Backmatter. Christopher B. Ansberry. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Criticism, interpretation, etc O.T Proverbs Criticism, interpretation, etc Religion RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament RELIGION Biblical Studies Wisdom Literature BS1465.52 .A57 2011eb 223/.7066 Ansberry, Christopher B. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2011 (DLC) 2010036858 9783110247916 3110247917 3110247909 9783110247909 128316616X 9781283166164 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=388227 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=388227 E7B 100901 20200709055416.0 ocn732957479 eng