Proverbs
Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching
1st Edition
Published on 8. September 2012
302 pages
978-1-61164-259-9 (ISBN)
Description
The book of Proverbs is a collection of sayings, poems, and "life's little instructions." Wrestling with the values of things such as creation, livelihood, or moral character, Proverbs exhorts its readers to seek the higher ideals--knowledge, discipline, piety, and order--and offers guidance on how to live in harmony with God, others, and oneself.
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Leo G. Perdue is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. He is aninternational authority on wisdom literature and the author of numerous books.
Content
- Half-title Page
- Interpretation
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Series Preface
- Author Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Place of the Book of Proverbs in the Canon
- The Book of Proverbs among Biblical Wisdom Literature
- The Meaning of Wisdom
- The Universal Character of Wisdom
- The Social Locations of the Wisdom Tradition
- The Sage
- The Language and Rhetoric of Wisdom Literature
- The Imagination of the Wise
- The Message of Proverbs for the Contemporary Church
- The First Collection: "The Proverbs of Solomon Son of David, King of Israel"
- Proverbs 1-9
- 1:1 The Superscription: "The Proverbs of Solomon Son of David, King of Israel"
- 1:2-7 Introduction: To Know Wisdom and Discipline
- 1:8-19 First Instruction: A Warning against the Enticement to Join Violent Men
- 1:20-33 First Poem on Woman Wisdom: Woman Wisdom's Invitation to the Simple
- 2:1-22 Second Instruction: The Blessings of Wisdom and the Avoidance of the Strange Woman
- 3:1-12 Third Instruction: The Blessings of Wisdom and Piety
- 3:13-20 Second Poem on Wisdom: Wisdom's Gifts and Role in Creation
- 3:21-35 Fourth Instruction: The Life of Wisdom Is Actualized in Charity and Uprightness
- 4:1-9 Fifth Instruction: The Prize of Wisdom Is a Beautiful Crown
- 4:10-27 Sixth Instruction: The Two Ways
- 5:1-23 Seventh Instruction: Avoidance of the Strange Woman
- 6:1-19 Eighth Instruction: A Miscellany of Sapiential Teaching
- 6:20-35 Ninth Instruction: Warning against Adultery
- 7:1-27 Tenth Instruction: Seduction by the Strange Woman
- 8:1-36 Woman Wisdom: Wisdom as Teacher, Queen of Heaven, Child of God
- 9:1-18 Poem on Wisdom and Folly: Contending for the Heart
- The Second Collection: "The Proverbs of Solomon"
- Proverbs 10:1-22:16
- 10:1a The Superscription: "The Proverbs of Solomon"
- 10:1b-15:33 First Subdivision
- 16:1-22:16 Second Subdivision
- The Third Collection: "The Sayings of the Wise"
- Proverbs 22:17-24:22
- 22:17-23:11 First Instruction
- 23:12-18 Second Instruction
- 23:19-21 Third Instruction
- 23:22-25 Fourth Instruction
- 23:26-24:12 Fifth Instruction
- 24:13-20 Sixth Instruction
- 24:21-22 Seventh Instruction
- The Fourth Collection: "These Also Are Sayings of the Wise"
- Proverbs 24:23-34
- The Fifth Collection: "These Are Other Proverbs of Solomon That the Officials of King Hezekiah of Judah Copied"
- Proverbs 25-29
- The Sixth Collection: "The Words of Agur"
- Proverbs 30
- The Seventh Collection: "The Words of King Lemuel of Massa, Which His Mother Taught Him"
- Proverbs 31:1-9
- The Eighth Collection: The Ideal Wise Woman
- Proverbs 31:10-31
- Bibliography
- For Further Study
- Works Cited
