The Pillar Function of the Speeches of Wisdom : : Proverbs 1:20-33, 8:1-36 and 9:1-6 in the Structural Framework of Proverbs 1-9 / / Bálint Károly Zabán.

This work examines the relationship of the speeches of Wisdom to one another and with the rest of Proverbs 1–9. This rapport between the speeches is expounded in the close reading chapters and is also scrutinized from the perspective of their genre definition. In turn, it is suggested that the affin...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , 429
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Physical Description:1 online resource (377 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword and Acknowledgments
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • The Transliteration of the Hebrew Alphabet
  • Introduction
  • Employed Methodology
  • 1. A Survey of Research Concerned with the Structural Framework of Proverbs 1–9
  • 2. Structure in Light of the Wisdom Concept of Housebuilding and House-filling
  • 3. Poetic Structure in Proverbs 1:20–33: A New Chiastic Structure
  • 4. A Close Reading of Proverbs 8:1-36
  • 5. A Close Reading of Proverbs 9:1–6
  • 6. The Gattung Definition of the Three Speeches of Wisdom
  • 7. Wisdom Built her House: Poetic Imagery as a Unifying Element of Structure
  • 8. Gradation of Enticement, Temptation and Desirability in Wisdom’s Speeches
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Ancient Texts
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects