How to Read Proverbs

By Tremper Longman III

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 174 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: September 2002

ISBN-10: 0-87784-942-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-87784-942-1
IVP Order Code: 942

Related Subjects

Biblical Studies--Old Testament

Acknowledgments

Part One: Understanding Proverbs
1. Why Read Proverbs?
2. Walking on the Path of Life
3. Woman Wisdom or Folly--Which Will It Be?
4. What Exactly is a Proverb--and How Does It Work?
5. Are Proverbs Always True?

Part Two: Reading Proverbs in Context
6. Did Soloman Know Amenemope and Ahiqar? Biblical Proverbs and International Wisdom
7. Proverbs in Conversation with Job and Ecclesiastes
8. Proverbial Wisdom in Action: Joseph and Daniel
9. Where is God in Proverbs? Christ, the Treasure of God's Wisdom

Part Three: Following the Themes in Proverbs
10. How to Study Themes in Proverbs: Money Matters
11. On Loving the Right Woman
12. Wise Words, Foolish Words

Conclusion: Principles for Reading the Book of Proverbs

Final Word

Appendix 1: Authorship and Date of the Book of Proverbs

Appendix 2: Commentaries on the Book of Proverbs

Notes

Indexes