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Wisdom and the feminine in the Book of Proverbs / Claudia V. Camp. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Bible and literature series ; 11.Publication details: Decatur, Georgia : Almond Press, [(c)1985.Description: 352 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0907459420
  • 9780907459422
  • 0907459439
  • 9780907459439
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1465.2.W573 1985
  • BS1465.2.C186.W573 1985
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Contents:
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.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor Non-fiction BS1465.2.C36 1985 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001578398

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.

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