The Coherence Of The Collections In The Book Of Proverbs

Author : Seenam Kim
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725244214

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The Coherence of the Collections in the Book of Proverbs by Seenam Kim Pdf

The book of Proverbs is a large collection made up of diverse wisdom sayings emanating from different wisdom circles in different times. The author investigates the vocabulary of the book in order to interpret the distinctive wisdom characteristics of the seven collections of Proverbs. He argues that exclusive words of a collection will best reveal the peculiar nature of the collection, and that the collections which exclusively share common wisdom words are inevitably coherent in terms of wisdom traditions. This book provides a new understanding of Proverbs, especially with regard to the relationship between collections I (chs. 1-9) and VII (ch. 31), collections II (10:1-22:16) and V (chs. 25-29), and collections VI (ch. 30) and VII (ch. 31). In addition to the investigation of more than three hundred words, this volume contains the lists of exclusive words of the seven collections and thirty-four tables of words related to wisdom. Kim's work will prove a useful resource to those who want to study Proverbs.

Author : Kenneth H. Cuffey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567359377

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The Literary Coherence of the Book of Micah by Kenneth H. Cuffey Pdf

The Literary Coherence of the Book of Micah puts forth a framework to understand the nature of literary coherence. This enables an analysis of the sources and dimensions of the coherence found in the book of Micah by the primary scholarly proposals for understanding the structure and connectedness of the whole book. Each of these proposals ultimately fails to account for all the features found in the text. The author then explains a new reading of the final form of the text of Micah, based on the placement of the references concerning the remnant. A brief exposition of the text as a canonical whole indicates the flow and development in the final form of the book. The framework formulated earlier provides a basis to evaluate the coherence that this understanding of the book of Micah uncovers and to show that this means of reading the canonical book best accounts for the greatest number of features in the text.

Author : Alexander T. Kirk
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781628375671

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Agur's Wisdom and the Coherence of Proverbs 30 by Alexander T. Kirk Pdf

In this first in-depth study of Proverbs 30, the Words of Agur, Alexander T. Kirk examines a puzzling text attributed to an unknown figure that has long fascinated scholars. While this material has been read as everything from a devout confession to a cry of despair, few interpreters have found any real coherence in the chapter. In this detailed philological study engaging both genre and tone, Kirk demonstrates that the chapter is best read as a coherent collection that mocks pride and greed while it commends humility and contentment. Kirk draws out many subtle literary features that augment Agur’s message, including humor and animal imagery. Ultimately, Proverbs 30 deepens the presentation of wisdom in the book of Proverbs by orienting it toward a proper relationship with God.

Author : James L. Crenshaw
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664234591

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Old Testament Wisdom by James L. Crenshaw Pdf

"For decades, James Crenshaw's Old Testament Wisdom has been the premier introduction to the wisdom books of the Old Testament. That tradition continues with this newly updated edition. This popular textbook introduces readers to the wisdom tradition as well as the biblical books of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and the Wisdom of Solomon. In addition, Crenshaw has expanded the discussion to include sapiential works from the Dead Sea Scrolls, the impact of wisdom traditions on the New Testament writers, and a new chapter on knowledge about God and the ancient sages' understanding of revelation. He provides expert analysis of the legacy of wisdom in other parts of the canon and in other cultures, offering new insights and fresh perspectives that can only come from one so well versed on the significance of Old Testament wisdom" -- BACK COVER.

Author : Daniel C. Snell
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 0931464668

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Twice-told Proverbs and the Composition of the Book of Proverbs by Daniel C. Snell Pdf

The Book of Proverbs is permeated with patterns of repetition, yet to date no major work on Proverbs has dealt adequately with this phenomenon. Snell catalogs and analyzes repetitive words and verses and uses the data to draw conclusions about the composition of the book. He sees four stages in the composition of the book, with the earliest section dated no later than Hezekiah's reign. This book provides a wealth of information, including indexes of repetitive words and verses and an English translation of J. M. Grintz's major essay on the composition of Proverbs, which has previously been available only in Hebrew. The basic work done here will need to be considered in any future work on the Book of Proverbs and wisdom literature in general.

Author : John L. McLaughlin
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467450560

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An Introduction to Israel's Wisdom Traditions by John L. McLaughlin Pdf

It can be a challenge to understand the Hebrew Bible’s wisdom literature and how it relates to biblical history and theology, but John L. McLaughlin makes this complicated genre straightforward and accessible. This introductory-level textbook begins by explaining the meaning of wisdom to the Israelites and surrounding cultures before moving into the conventions of the genre and its poetic forms. The heart of the book examines Proverbs, Job, Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), and the deuterocanonical Ben Sira and Wisdom of Solomon. McLaughlin also explores the influence of wisdom throughout the Old Testament and in the New Testament. Designed especially for beginning students—and based on twenty-five years of teaching Israel’s wisdom literature to university students—McLaughlin’s Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions provides an informed, panoramic view of wisdom literature’s place in the biblical canon.

Author : Sergio Rotasperti
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004466050

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Metaphors in Proverbs by Sergio Rotasperti Pdf

In Metaphors in Proverbs, Rotasperti offers a contribution to the understanding of metaphorical language in Proverbs by decoding some metaphors.

Author : Robert Kugler,Patrick Hartin
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802846365

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An Introduction to the Bible by Robert Kugler,Patrick Hartin Pdf

Many current Bible intro volumes focus more on theories about the biblical text than on the text itself. They lack the simplicity that has become increasingly crucial as basic biblical literacy has declined. Robert Kugler and Patrick Hartin seek to remedy that problem by turning readers back to the text at hand. Their Introduction to the Bible surveys the content of all the biblical books, section by section, focusing on the Bible s theological themes.

Author : Alexander T. Kirk
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1628375655

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Agur's Wisdom and the Coherence of Proverbs 30 by Alexander T. Kirk Pdf

Author : Martha Turner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004439672

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The Gospel According to Philip by Martha Turner Pdf

Study of the Gospel according to Philip, an important gnostic Christian text, has been hampered by unresolved questions about the unity, genre, and sectarian contexts of the work. This book argues that terms of self-designation, use of controversial vocabulary, style, hermeneutic strategies, and theological commitments together present persuasive evidence of derivation from multiple sectarian milieux. The document's organizing principles are found to be in accord with the excerpting and collection practices of Late Antiquity. The coherence of the text lies in its compiler's distinctive interests and choices, not in the uniformity of its materials. The persuasive case made by this book will help to advance research on this significant document of early Christianity.

Author : Society for Old Testament Study
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Bible
ISBN : NWU:35556041028028

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Book List by Society for Old Testament Study Pdf

Author : David W. Baker,Bill T. Arnold
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801028717

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The Face of Old Testament Studies by David W. Baker,Bill T. Arnold Pdf

Leading scholars provide an overview of current issues in Old Testament studies.

Author : Michael S. Moore
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725289642

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WealthWise by Michael S. Moore Pdf

Like the first two books in this series (WealthWatch and WealthWarn), this volume attempts to do two things: (a) examine the primary socioeconomic motifs in the Bible from a comparative intertextual perspective, and (b) trace the trajectory formed by these motifs through Tanak into early Jewish and Nazarene texts. Where WealthWatch focuses on Torah and WealthWarn focuses on the Prophets, WealthWise focuses on wisdom literature. The texts examined here include the Instructions of Shuruppak, Codex Hammurabi, the Poem of the Pious Sufferer (Ludlul bel nemeqi), the Babylonian Theodicy, the Shamash Hymn, the Dialogue of Pessimism, various Hittite texts, the Proverbs of Ahiqar, 4QInstruction, the Wisdom of Ben Sira, and the Wisdom of Solomon, plus Luke’s “Sermon on the Plain” and the Epistle of James.

Author : Leland Ryken,Tremper Longman III
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310877424

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The Complete Literary Guide to the Bible by Leland Ryken,Tremper Longman III Pdf

A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible is consideration of the Bible from a literary perspective, reflecting contemporary interest in the academic world of the Bible as literature. This collection of essays addresses both specific books of the Bible and general topics dealing with the Bible. The four main sections of the book are; The Bible as Literature, The Literature of the Old Testament, The Literature of the New Testament, and The Literary Influence of the Bible. The editors for A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible are Leland Ryken and Tremper Longman III. Contributors include: Fredrick Buechner, Novelist John Sailhamer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Wilson G. Baroody, Arizona State University William F. Gentrup, Arizona State University Kenneth R.R. Gros, Louis Indiana University Willard Van Antwerpen, Indiana University Nancy Tischler, The Pennsylvania State University Michael Hagan, North American Baptist Seminary Richard L. Pratt, Jr., Reformed Theological Seminary Douglas Green, Yale University Wilma McClarty, Southern College Jerry A. Gladson, First Christian Church, Garden Grove, California Raymond C. Van Leeouwen, Calvin Theological Seminary Richard Patterson, Liberty University James H. Sims, The University of Southern Mississippi Branson L. Woodard, Jr. Liberty University Amberys R. Whittle, Georgia Southern University John H. Augustine, Yale University Michael Travers, Grand Rapids Baptist College Marianne Meye Thompson, Fuller Theological Seminary John W. Sider, Westmont College Carey C. Newman, Palm Beach Atlantic College William G. Doty, The University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa Chaim Potak, Novelist Gene Warren Doty, University of Missouri-Rolla Sidney Greidanus, Calvin Theological Seminary XXXXXXX

Author : Paul L. Redditt,Aaron Schart
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110892512

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Thematic Threads in the Book of the Twelve by Paul L. Redditt,Aaron Schart Pdf

For some years the view has become established that the Book of the Twelve is a systematically structured literary unity. An exegesis which takes the final canonical text seriously undertakes to understand the structure and theological intention of this unity. The papers collected here attempt to reveal significant structures which overarch the individual components. Particular emphasis is placed on the reconstruction of thematic threads which are created when individual prophets take up topics from their predecessors (e.g. Jehovah's Day, conversion, role of the peoples) and intensify them. The papers were written between 1999 and 2002 under the aegis of the Society of Biblical Literature's Working Group on The Formation of the Book of the Twelve.