Knowing the Bible: Proverbs: A 12-Week Study

by Lydia Brownback

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2014

Overview

The book of Proverbs uncovers the foundation of wisdom, marks out the paths that make us wise, and points us to the ultimate source of all true understanding: Jesus Christ.

Helping make sense of a unique book, this guide explains the biblical text with clarity and passion—revealing its wise instruction for godly living that glorifies God and leads to blessing for his people.

In the Logos edition, this volume is enhanced by amazing functionality. Important terms link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a wealth of other resources in your digital library. Perform powerful searches to find exactly what you’re looking for. Take the discussion with you using tablet and mobile apps. With Logos Bible Software, the most efficient and comprehensive research tools are in one place, so you get the most out of your study.

Key Features

• Presents practical applications and challenging questions
• Includes instructional 12-week courses on the book of Proverbs
• Provides many rich and exciting ways to study the Bible

Contents

Top Highlights

“God’s ways are intensely practical and apply to every aspect of his people’s lives. The main emphasis of the book is to show that relating rightly to God involves, first, seeking to understand his truth, and second, embracing and obeying that truth.” (Page 7)

“Proverbs advances the overarching theme of the Bible, which is God’s calling, preserving, and shaping a people for himself. Proverbs advances this theme uniquely through the offer of God-centered wisdom.” (Page 8)

“Knowledge has to do with developing a correct understanding of the world, while wisdom is the acquired skill of applying that knowledge rightly.” (Page 14)

“ practice of writing and compiling proverbs crossed cultural lines” (Page 12)

Product Details

• Title: Proverbs, A 12-Week Study
• Author: Lydia Brownback
• Series: Knowing the Bible
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 96
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Proverbs › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Proverbs › Study and teaching; Bible. O.T. Proverbs › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9781433540226, 9781433540233, 9781433540240, 9781433540257, 1433540223, 1433540231, 143354024X, 1433540258
• Resource ID: LLS:PRVRBS12WKST
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-20T21:20:33Z

About Lydia Brownback

Lydia Brownback (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the author of several books and a speaker at women’s conferences internationally. She has served as director of editorial for Crossway’s Book Division; writer-in-residence for Reverend Alistair Begg; and broadcast media manager for Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, where she produced The Bible Study Hour radio program with James Montgomery Boice. Some of Lydia’s books include the On-the-Go Devotional series as well as A Woman’s Wisdom: How the Book of Proverbs Speaks to Everything.