Instruction and imagery in Proverbs 1-9 /
This is a detailed examination of Proverbs 1-9, an early Jewish poetic work and an example of Wisdom literature. The author shows that certain parts of it, profoundly influential on the development of both Judaism and Christianity, belong to a much broader and more intricate set of ideas than older...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Religion module. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This is a detailed examination of Proverbs 1-9, an early Jewish poetic work and an example of Wisdom literature. The author shows that certain parts of it, profoundly influential on the development of both Judaism and Christianity, belong to a much broader and more intricate set of ideas than older scholarship allowed. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-245) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199291543 9780199291540 9780191537615 0191537616 |