The hermeneutics of Torah Proverbs 2, Deuteronomy, and the composition of Proverbs 1-9 / Bernd U. Schipper. [electronic resource]

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Textual analysis: The instruction of Proverbs 2 -- On the tradition history of Proverbs 2 -- Proverbs in the context of the Book of Proverbs -- The hermeneutics of Torah: Deuteronomy and Proverbs -- Conclusion.

This revised and expanded English edition of Bernd U. Schipper's 2012 Hermeneutik der Tora incorporates the results of his continued research and writings on Proverbs. For nearly a century, many biblical scholars have argued that the main theological traditions, such as the divine law, God's torah, do not appear in the book of Proverbs. In this volume, however, Schipper demonstrates that Proverbs interacts in a sophisticated way withthe concept of the torah. A detailed analysis of Proverbs 2 and other passages from the first part of the book of Proverbs shows that Proverbs engages in a postexilic discourse around "wisdom and torah" concerning the abilities of humans to fulfill the will of YHWH exemplified inthe divine torah.

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