Instruction and imagery in Proverbs 1-9

Weeks, Stuart

Abstract

The following text is taken from the publisher's website. "An important contribution to the study and discussion of Proverbs 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. 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 a dull 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 scholarship allowed."

Citation

Weeks, S. (2007). Instruction and imagery in Proverbs 1-9. Oxford University Press

• Book Type: Monograph
• Publication Date: Mar 8, 2007
• Deposit Date: Mar 28, 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Keywords: Wisdom literature, Ancient Egypt, Egyptology, Dead Sea Scrolls.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1681260
• Publisher URL: http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199291540