Wisdom and the feminine in the Book of Proverbs /
Camp, Claudia V., 1951-,
Wisdom and the feminine in the Book of Proverbs / [print] Claudia V. Camp. - Decatur, Georgia : Almond Press, (c)1985. - 352 pages ; 22 cm. - Bible and literature series, 11 0260-4493 ; . - Bible and literature series ; 11. .
Pt. I. A survey of scholarly literature on the figure of personified wisdom in Proverbs. Personified wisdom from the perspective of the history of religions ; Personified wisdom from the perspective of the Israelite religious tradition -- Pt. II. Female imagery in the Bible and its relationship to personified wisdom. Methodological considerations : female wisdom as a literary figure ; Female roles and images relating to personified wisdom -- Pt. III. Context and style in the interpretation of personified wisdom. The literary and theological problems posed by the proverb collection ; Proverbs 1-9 and 31 as the means for the literary re-contextualization of the proverb collection ; Personification as a stylistic device -- Pt. IV. Female wisdom as a religious symbol in the post-exilic period. The ethos and world view of post-exilic Israel ; Personified wisdom as a religious symbol : the function of the female imagery.
9780907459422 9780907459439
85019188
GB88-7055
Bible.--Proverbs--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Wisdom (Biblical personification)
Women in the Bible.
Wisdom--Biblical teaching.
BS1465 BS1465.C186.W573 1985
Wisdom and the feminine in the Book of Proverbs / [print] Claudia V. Camp. - Decatur, Georgia : Almond Press, (c)1985. - 352 pages ; 22 cm. - Bible and literature series, 11 0260-4493 ; . - Bible and literature series ; 11. .
Pt. I. A survey of scholarly literature on the figure of personified wisdom in Proverbs. Personified wisdom from the perspective of the history of religions ; Personified wisdom from the perspective of the Israelite religious tradition -- Pt. II. Female imagery in the Bible and its relationship to personified wisdom. Methodological considerations : female wisdom as a literary figure ; Female roles and images relating to personified wisdom -- Pt. III. Context and style in the interpretation of personified wisdom. The literary and theological problems posed by the proverb collection ; Proverbs 1-9 and 31 as the means for the literary re-contextualization of the proverb collection ; Personification as a stylistic device -- Pt. IV. Female wisdom as a religious symbol in the post-exilic period. The ethos and world view of post-exilic Israel ; Personified wisdom as a religious symbol : the function of the female imagery.
9780907459422 9780907459439
85019188
GB88-7055
Bible.--Proverbs--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Wisdom (Biblical personification)
Women in the Bible.
Wisdom--Biblical teaching.
BS1465 BS1465.C186.W573 1985