03156nam 2200637Ia 450 991081505020332120230617010540.01-281-80311-197866118031170-567-31802-8(CKB)1000000000542377(EBL)436736(OCoLC)276917373(SSID)ssj0000272748(PQKBManifestationID)12106284(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272748(PQKBWorkID)10309849(PQKB)11578586(MiAaPQ)EBC436736(Au-PeEL)EBL436736(CaPaEBR)ebr10250835(CaONFJC)MIL180311(OCoLC)893334405(EXLCZ)99100000000054237720040630d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWise king-- royal fool[electronic resource] semiotics, satire and Proverbs 1-9 /Johnny E. MilesLondon ;New York T & T Clark Internationalc20041 online resource (133 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;399Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Baylor University, 2001, under title: When is a wise man a fool? : a semiotic analysis of Proverbs 1-9 as satire.0-567-08093-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [108]-115) and indexes.Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 PROLEGOMENON; Chapter 2 A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR A 'POSTMODERN' SEMIOTIC READING OF PROVERBS 1-9; Chapter 3 PROLOGUE: A C(L)UE TO (READ) PROVERBS 1-9 AS SATIRE; Chapter 4 THE 'WISDOM' OF SOLOMON; Chapter 5 THE (IN)DISCRETIONS OF SOLOMON; Chapter 6 BANQUETS, WINE AND WOMEN: AN EROTICISM OF LIFE OR DEATH; Chapter 7 EPILOGUE: BEGINNING THE ENDING, ENDING THE BEGINNING; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsThis study focuses on a reading of Proverbs 1-9 as satire and argues that it alludes to two points of critique against Solomon: his political policy of socio-economic injustice and his numerous sexual (in)discretions. That Solomon abandoned his divinely proscribed duty only evinces his lack of "fear of Yahweh". First, Solomon demonstrates his lack of discernment by an inability to rule with righteousness, justice and equity because of administrative policies that bled the innocent dry of their resources for his own self-aggrandizement. Second, Solomon's sexual behavior reflects his need of WisJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;399.Hebrew poetry, BiblicalSatire in the BibleSemioticsHebrew poetry, Biblical.Satire in the Bible.Semiotics.223/.7066Miles Johnny E1636278Miles Johnny E1636278MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815050203321Wise king-- royal fool3977453UNINA