Proverbs 1-9 as an Introduction to the Book of Proverbs (Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies)
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Proverbs 1-9 has long been called a ‘prologue’ and ‘introduction’ to the book of Proverbs, a label that this book clarifies by answering the question: how does Proverbs 1-9 function with respect to the interpretation of Proverbs 10-31? Arthur Keefer argues that, in the detail and holistic context of Proverbs, Proverbs 1-9 functions didactically by supplying interpretive frameworks in literary, rhetorical and theological contexts for representative portions of Proverbs 10-31.
Keefer suggests that Proverbs 1-9 functions didactically by teaching interpretive skills, and allows interpretation of Proverbs 10-31 by instilling the competence required to explicate this material. As a result, Proverbs 1-9 provides a didactic introduction for the remainder of the book, particularly with respect to its character types, educational goals, and theology. This volume demonstrates the function of Proverbs 1-9 for Proverbs 10-31 in some of the most prominent interpretive contexts of the book, and in doing so advances current key interpretive debates within Proverbs scholarship.
- Addresses how Proverbs 1-9 functions with respect to the interpretation of Proverbs 10-31
- Explores the literary, rhetorical and theological contexts
- Advances current key interpretive debates within Proverbs scholarship
- Introduction
- Character Types
- Educational Goals
- Theological Context
- Conclusion
- Title: Proverbs 1-9 as an Introduction to the Book of Proverbs
- Author: Arthur Jan Keefer
- Series: Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies
- Publisher: Bloomsbury
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- ISBNs: 9780567696908, 0567696901
- Resource ID: LLS:PRVRBS19BPRVRBS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-03-02T22:09:35Z
Arthur Keefer is Master of Divinity and Chaplain at Eton College, UK.