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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454122803321

Autore

Martin James D. <1935->

Titolo

Proverbs [[electronic resource] /] / James D. Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1995

ISBN

1-282-30951-X

9786612309519

1-4411-6188-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (106 p.)

Collana

Old Testament guides

Disciplina

223.706

Soggetti

Proverbs

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; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Select List of Commentaries; 1. Wisdom Literature in Ancient Israel; 2. Proverbs 1-9; 3. Two 'Solomonic' Collections of Proverbs; 4. Appendices to the 'Solomonic' Collections; 5. The Feminine in the Book of Proverbs; 6. Wisdom and Theology; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This addition to Sheffield's acclaimed Old Testament Guides series introduces students not only to Proverbs but also to the genre of 'wisdom literature' in general (dealing with such questions as the origin and location of 'wisdom' in ancient Israel). Martin discusses the structure of the book of Proverbs as a whole, provides a guided reading to the more or less sustained discourses in chapters 1-9 and to the collections of proverb-type sentences in the remaining chapters, and considers the relationship of Proverbs to other ancient Near Eastern literature. The Guide is completed by essays on '