Proverbs 1-15 : a commentary on the book of Proverbs 1:1-15:33

Proverbs 1-15 : a commentary on the book of Proverbs 1:1-15:33 / by Bernd U. Schipper ; translated by Stephen Germany ; edited by Thomas Krüger.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schipper, Bernd U., 1968- (Author)
Other Authors: Germany, Stephen (Translator), Krüger, Thomas, 1959- (Editor), Crawford, Sidnie White (writer of foreword.), Attridge, Harold W. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Hebrew
Ancient Greek
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2019]
Series:Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible.
Subjects:
Bible. > Proverbs > Commentaries.
Bible. > Proverbs, I-XV > Commentaries.
Commentaries.
Table of Contents:
  • About the Author
  • Endpapers
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Reference Codes :
  • 1. Abbreviations, 2. Short Titles 3. Using the Commentary; Practical Notes
  • General Information : 1. Introduction : 1.1 History of Research, 1.2 The Approach of This Commentary
  • 2. The Book of Proverbs as "Advanced Wisdom" : 2.1 The Book and Its Parts, 2.2 The Superscriptions in the Book of Proverbs and Their Inner Logic, 2.3 The Seven Parts of the Book of Proverbs and Their Sequence, 2.4 Summary
  • 3. The Book of Proverbs and Ancient Near Eastern Wisdom : 3.1 What is Wisdom? Educative and Cosmotheistic Knowledge, 3.2 Concepts of Knowledge and Scribal Schools, 3.3 Egyptian Wisdom Literature, 3.4 Egyptian Wisdom Literature, 3.5 Summary: The Scribal Sage and Educative Wisdom
  • 4. "Wisdom" in the Book of Proverbs : 4.1 Wisdom and Folly, 4.2 Indicative and Imperative Instruction, 4.3 The Sapiential Proverb and Its Poetics, 4.4 From Practical Knowledge to Discursive Wisdom, 4.5 "Wisdom and 'Torah,'" 4.6 Summary: The Book of Proverbs and the Scribal Sage
  • 5 Textual History
  • The Composition of Proverbs 1-9 : 1. History of Research
  • 2. The Composition of Proverbs 1-9 : 2.1 The Corpus of the Eight Instructions (Prov 3:1-7:27*) : 2.1.1 The Structure and Inner Coherence of the Instructions in Proverbs 3-7, 2.1.2 The Thematic Arrangement of the Eight Instructions
  • 2.2 Proverbs 2, the Eight Instructions, and the Wisdom Poem in Proverbs 8 : 2.2.1 Wisdom and 'Torah' in Proverbs 3; 6; and 7, 2.2.2 Proverbs 2 as the Hermeneutical Key to Proverbs 3-8*
  • 2.3 Proverbs 1 and the Outer Frame of Proverbs 1-9 : 2.3.1 Penultimate Redaction: Prov 1:8-19, 20-33; 3:13-20; and 9:1-6, 13-18,
  • 2.3.2 Final Redaction: Proverbs 1:1-7; 6:1-19; 9:7-12 and the Outer Frame of the Book of Proverbs
  • 3. Result: The Redaction History of Proverbs 1-9
  • Commentary : 1:1-7 The Gateway to the Book of Proverbs: Wisdom for Beginners and the Advanced
  • 1:8-19 The False Path: Evildoers and Their Deceptive Speech
  • 1:20-33 Personified Wisdom as the Only Vaild Form of Instruction
  • 2:1-22 The "Table of Contents" to the Instructions
  • 3.1-12 Yhwh-Wisdom: A Theological Foundation
  • 3.13-20 On Personified Wisdom and Yhwh, the Creator
  • 3:21-35 Yhwh-Wisdom as Imperative Instruction
  • 4:1-9 Wisdom as Educative Knowledge: An Instruction for Multiple Generations
  • 4:10-19 The Two Ways: The Path of the Righteous and the Wicked
  • 4:20-27 A Sapiential Teaching on the Body-- 5:1-23 The "Strange Woman" and the Wrong Way
  • 6.1-19 A Sapiential Interlude on Different Types of People
  • 6:20-35 The "Strange Woman" and 'Torah' Wisdom-- 7:1-27 The "Strange Woman": A Case Study
  • 8:1-36 Personified Wisdom between God and Humankind
  • 9:1-18 Lady Wisdom or Dame Folly? A Decision between Life and Death
  • Introduction to Proverbs 10-22 : The Composition of Proverbs 10:1-22:16 : 1. History of Research
  • 2. Twice-Told Proverbs and the Composition of Proverbs 10:1-22:16 : 2.1 Twice-Told Proverbs (table), 2.2 The Twice-Told Proverbs, 2.3 From Individual Proverb to Masterful Composition, 2.4 "Discursive Wisdom" and the Three Levels of Sapiential Thought,
  • 3. Result
  • Commentary : 10:1-32 An Introduction to "Discursive Wisdom"
  • 11:1-31 The Individual and the Social Dimensions of Sapiential Knowledge
  • 12:1-28 The Sapiential Dichotomy: The Righteous and the Wicked
  • 13:1-25 A Sapiential Instruction in the Garb of Proverbial Wisdom
  • The Limits of Human Understanding: A Critical Perspective
  • 15:1-33 From Experiential Wisdom to Divine Wisdom
  • Bibliography : 1. Commentaries, 2. Books, Monographs, and Articles
  • Indexes : 1. Sources, 2. Subjects, 3. Authors.

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