Challenges well-established views about the relationship between Proverbs 1-9 and Wisdom literature
A detailed examination of Proverbs 1-9, an early Jewish poetic work and an example of Wisdom literature. Stuart Weeks shows that certain parts of it, profoundly influential on the development of both Judaism and Christianity, belong to a much broader and more intricate set of ideas than older scholarship allowed.
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Challenges well-established views about the relationship between Proverbs 1-9 and Wisdom literature
A detailed examination of Proverbs 1-9, an early Jewish poetic work and an example of Wisdom literature. Stuart Weeks shows that certain parts of it, profoundly influential on the development of both Judaism and Christianity, belong to a much broader and more intricate set of ideas than older scholarship allowed.
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A detailed examination of Proverbs 1-9, an early Jewish poetic work. Stuart Weeks incorporates studies of literature from ancient Egypt and from the Dead Sea scrolls, but his focus is on the background and use of certain key images in the text. Proverbs 1-9 belongs to an important class of biblical literature (wisdom literature), and is less well known as a whole than the related books of Job and Ecclesiastes, partly because it has been viewed until recently as adull and muddled school-book. However, parts of it have been profoundly influential on the development of both Judaism and Christianity, and occupy a key role in modern feminist theology. Weeksdemonstrates that those parts belong to a much broader and more intricate set of ideas than older scholarship allowed.
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“"The book is a fine example of the literary critical perspective. ...His analysis is always careful and cautious, and he refuses to speculate much beyond the evidence. ...Weeks's book is nothing short of brilliant and is written in elegant prose. I predict it will become a classic in biblical studies." --Journal of Religion”
This monograph is an interesting and stimulating read E.C Lucas, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
About the Author
Stuart Weeks is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew, Durham University.
A detailed examination of Proverbs 1-9, an early Jewish poetic work. Stuart Weeks incorporates studies of literature from ancient Egypt and from the Dead Sea scrolls, but his focus is on the background and use of certain key images in the text. Proverbs 1-9 belongs to an important class of biblical literature (wisdom literature), and is less well known as a whole than the related books of Job and Ecclesiastes, partly because it has been viewed until recently as adull and muddled school-book. However, parts of it have been profoundly influential on the development of both Judaism and Christianity, and occupy a key role in modern feminist theology. Weeks demonstrates that those parts belong to a much broader and more intricate set of ideas than older scholarshipallowed.
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