In "Proverbs 1-9," Bible scholar Michael V. Fox translates and explains the meaning of the first nine chapters of this profound, timeless book, and examines their place in the intellectual history of ancient Israel. This thorough study of Proverbs includes a survey of the collections of ancient Near Eastern wisdom literature, as well as innovative and insightful comments. In addition to the translation and commentary proper, Fox includes several extended thematic essays on "Proverbs 1-9", covering such themes as the origins of personified wisdom, what wisdom is, and where wisdom can be heard, plus an appendix of textual notes. The format of the commentary makes it accessible to the general reader and also provides materials of special interest to scholars. This is the first of a two-volume commentary that accords Proverbs the depth of study it deserves.
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Michael V. Fox is Halls-Bascom Professor in the Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. After rabbinical studies and ordination at Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, he trained in Bible studies, Semitics, and Egyptology, receiving his Ph.D. at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He has written widely on wisdom literature and other aspects of biblical literature.
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This volume is the first of two that will replace the prior Anchor Bible volume, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, by R.B.Y. Scott, now more than forty years old. Much has been found, read, and discussed since then, making the new volume necessary and welcome.
The greatest strength of the book is Fox's ability to place Proverbs in the extraordinarily rich wisdom tradition of the ancient world, with particular attention to surviving texts from Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Dead Sea. No less important is his attention to the differing transmissions of Proverbs through different scriptural traditions. Like the best of the Anchor volumes, the notes delve deeply into the details, constantly paying close attention to the Hebrew, with reference to the Talmud, to elucidate words, syntax, and symbolism. Fox goes beyond merely recording parallels with other texts and commentaries of prior scholars: he weighs them, disputes them, and advances his own conclusions. This new volume encourages me to think that the Anchor Bible will continue to grow and improve.
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Biblical Wisdom literature has recourse to a large group of words to designate the wisdom it describes and inculcates and the types of persons who possess these attributes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wisdom interludes, issah zarah, extended exordium, inchoate personification, intrinsic retribution, personification passages, word hokmah, splendid diadem, gone surety, going surety, graceful garland, sacral prostitution, foreign wisdom, impudent man, present verse, lawless man, grants wisdom, strange woman, traditional commentators, worthless man, personified wisdom, ten lectures, proverb collections, wisdom figure, wisdom texts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ben Sira, Lady Wisdom, Lady Folly, Song of Songs, Egyptian Wisdom, Textual Note, Ibn Yahyah, Near East, The Design of Lecture, Holy One, The Idea of Education, The Formation of Proverbs, Ibn Janah, Syriac Ahiqar, Van Leeuwen, Winton Thomas, Loyalist Teaching, Mezudat David, The Design of Interlude, Benjamin ben Judah, Eighteenth Dynasty New!
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Biblical Wisdom literature has recourse to a large group of words to designate the wisdom it describes and inculcates and the types of persons who possess these attributes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wisdom interludes, issah zarah, extended exordium, inchoate personification, intrinsic retribution, personification passages, word hokmah, splendid diadem, gone surety, going surety, graceful garland, sacral prostitution, foreign wisdom, impudent man, present verse, lawless man, grants wisdom, strange woman, traditional commentators, worthless man, personified wisdom, ten lectures, proverb collections, wisdom figure, wisdom texts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ben Sira, Lady Wisdom, Lady Folly, Song of Songs, Egyptian Wisdom, Textual Note, Ibn Yahyah, Near East, The Design of Lecture, Holy One, The Idea of Education, The Formation of Proverbs, Ibn Janah, Syriac Ahiqar, Van Leeuwen, Winton Thomas, Loyalist Teaching, Mezudat David, The Design of Interlude, Benjamin ben Judah, Eighteenth Dynasty New!
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- The Book of Proverbs (Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the Old Testament) by R. N. Whybray in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ancient Egypt by A. Rosalie David in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Love and Death in the Ancient Near East: Essays in Honor of Marvin H. Pope by John H. Marks in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Hieratic Ostraca, Vol. 1 by J. Cerny in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Old Testament: Story and Faith : A Literary and Theological Introduction by James L. Crenshaw in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- How to Read Proverbs (How to Read Series How to Read) by Tremper Longman III on 4 pages
- The Book of Job: A Contest of Moral Imaginations by Carol A. Newsom on page 172, and Back Matter
- Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of Their Stories by Tikva Frymer-Kensky on page 425
- Way of Wisdom, The by J. I. Packer on page 131
- Care for the Soul: Exploring the Intersection of Psychology & Theology by Mark R. McMinn on page 266
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