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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453921103321

Autore

Whybray R. N (Roger Norman)

Titolo

The composition of the book of Proverbs [[electronic resource] /] / R.N. Whybray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : JSOT Press, c1994

ISBN

1-281-80338-3

9786611803384

0-567-03887-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 168

Disciplina

223/.7066

Soggetti

Criticism, Textual

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 PROVERBS 1-9; Chapter 2 PROVERBS 10.1-22.16 AND 25-29; Chapter 3 PROVERBS 22.17-24.34; Chapter 4 PROVERBS 30-31; Chapter 5 THE REDACTION OF THE BOOK; Select Bibliography; Select Index of Subjects and Hebrew Words; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Who compiled the varied material in the book of Proverbs, and why? Is there any significance in the order in which it has been arranged? These and similar questions about the book have often been discussed in the past, but no agreed conclusions reached. In this study the question of the purpose behind the composition of the book is raised anew. Whybray first discusses each section of Proverbs separately and then enquires into the significance, if any, of the shape of the book as a whole in its final form. Among the chief features of this study are an analysis of redactional layers in chapters