TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ansberry,Christopher B.
TI  - Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad: an exploration of the courtly nature of the book of Proverbs 
T2  - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft,
SN  - 9783110247916
AV  - BS1465.52 .A57 2011eb
U1  - 223/.7066 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Berlin, New York
PB  - De Gruyter
KW  - Bible
KW  - Proverbs
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - O.T
KW  - fast
KW  - Religion
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Biblical Studies
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Wisdom Literature
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 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
N2  - 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
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