02547nam 2200589Ia 450 991045412280332120200520144314.01-282-30951-X97866123095191-4411-6188-0(CKB)1000000000754714(EBL)436709(OCoLC)458304338(SSID)ssj0000229763(PQKBManifestationID)12085346(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229763(PQKBWorkID)10172155(PQKB)10983810(MiAaPQ)EBC436709(Au-PeEL)EBL436709(CaPaEBR)ebr10333157(CaONFJC)MIL230951(OCoLC)893334379(EXLCZ)99100000000075471419961008d1995 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrProverbs[electronic resource] /James D. MartinSheffield, England Sheffield Academic Pressc19951 online resource (106 p.)Old Testament guidesDescription based upon print version of record.1-85075-752-6 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 AuthorsThis 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 'Old Testament guides.ProverbsElectronic books.Proverbs.223.706Martin James D.1935-895467MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454122803321Proverbs2000431UNINA