TY  - BOOK
AU  - Camp,Claudia V.
TI  - Wisdom and the feminine in the Book of Proverbs
T2  - Bible and literature series,
SN  - 9780907459422
AV  - BS1465 
PY  - 1985///
CY  - Decatur, Georgia
PB  - Almond Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Proverbs
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Wisdom (Biblical personification)
KW  - Women in the Bible
KW  - Wisdom
KW  - Biblical teaching
N1  - Bibliography: pages 325-344; 4.es; 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; 2
ER  -