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The Composition of the Book of Proverbs

The Composition of the Book of Proverbs - The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

Who compiled the varied material in the book of Proverbs, and why? Is there any significance in the order in which it has been arranged? These and similar questions about the book have often been discussed in the past, but no agreed conclusions reached. In this study the question of the purpose behind the composition of the book is raised anew. Whybray first discusses each section of Proverbs separately and then enquires into the significance, if any, of the shape of the book as a whole in its final form. Among the chief features of this study are an analysis of redactional layers in chapters 1-9, the comparison of different concepts of wisdom in the book, the question of a theological development in the course of the redactional process and an investigation of the possibility that the numerous short proverbs in chapters 10-29 may have been consciously arranged in meaningful groups.

Book information

ISBN: 9781850754572
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint: Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Pub date:
DEWEY: 223.706
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 173
Weight: 308g
Height: 220mm
Width: 143mm
Spine width: 14mm