Solomon S Proverbs
SOLOMON’S PROVERBS A Cumulative Bibliography Ted A. Hildebrandt Frederic Clarke Putnam Ted Hildebrandt & Fred Putnam, 2014
Preliminary Materials 2 Preface My (Ted’s) interest in proverbial wisdom was originally sparked and reaffirmed by the birth of each of my wonderful children (Rebekah, Natanya, Zachary, and Elliott); I wanted to be a father who would guide his children into engaging life in a godly, wise, and reflective manner within the context of faith and the fear of the LORD. During their playful childhoods, the proverbial sentences provided insights, structure and concrete direction. Their adolescence shattered many of my assumptions, highlighting a dissonance that I had formerly ignored both in life and in the proverbial sentences. Now, as the nest has emptied, and our relational roles have matured from pedagogical parent to collaborative friend, the proverbial sentences echo their wisdom in another stage of life. It is to my friends (Rebekah, Natanya, Zachary and Elliott) and soul-mate, Annette—Madame Wisdom incarnate—that I dedicate this work from a father and husband who has struggled with understanding and extending wisdom’s call from simple daily routines to the vistas and incomprehensibilities of a life lived in the presence of a God who lovingly bids his children pursue wisdom amidst the disorientations and complexities of life. Many people deserve thanks for their help in collecting nearly four thousand bibliographic entries. These include Jim Darlock of Gordon-Conwell Seminary library who has been a research guide, and William Darr of Grace College library, whose friendship and research support for decades have enriched my work since the days of my dissertation on proverbial poetry in the 1980s. My valued colleagues at Gordon College—Drs. Elaine Phillips, Steve Hunt, Dave Mathewson, Roger Green, and Marv Wilson—encourage me almost every day to emerge from the prison of scholarly and personal isolation. It has been a great delight to have been able to work collaboratively with Dr. Fred Putnam and benefit from his careful attention to detail, witness his brilliant effectiveness in the art of teaching, and to reflect on his insights into Hebrew poetics. Truly, this project would still be buried on a harddrive someplace without Fred’s help. Finally, I would be remiss not to mention Dr. David Clines, who plucked this work in its rough form from among the billions of web-pages. Thanks to his careful cutting and polishing a jagged stone has become worthy of publication. His meticulous attention and extensive (perhaps exhaustive) knowledge of bibliographic citations and resources have improved this project beyond what either author could have imagined. Any error in reference or topical placement, however, must be reckoned to my account as vestigial unwanted remnants of that rough original bibliography. I (Fred) want to thank Ted for inviting me to join him in this work—working together has been both enjoyable and worthwhile. (And e-mail glitches have given us both a much greater respect and appreciation for Brown, Driver, and Briggs, and many others who collaborated on larger projects, at far greater distances, and with much slower means of communication.) I also thank the faculty and library staff of Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside (PA), whose generous hospitality has been a great encouragement that enabled me to pursue this project. The students in my doctoral seminar on the book of Proverbs have also tracked down references, corrected typos, and offered helpful suggestions.
Preliminary Materials 3 And my wife, Emilie, and our daughters, Lydia and Abigail, who continue to be my crown and delight, have been unflagging supports; to them go my greatest thanks with much love. We both also thank Jim Eisenbraun for allowing us to include the references from the Cumulative Index to the Grammar & Syntax of Biblical Hebrew (Putnam 1996), and trust that these will make the bibliography even more useful. Ted Hildebrandt Fred Putnam Epiphany 2015
Preliminary Materials 4 Introduction This bibliography attempts to catalogue research on the book of Proverbs through 2014, and to organize it in a way that will prove intuitive to those doing research in biblical studies. Origins. It began as part of a website (http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted hildebrandt) designed to make scholarly resources more available to students and the general public, with the modest goal of providing a complete list of research on the biblical book of Proverbs. My ultimate goal was to “open the door” for those beginning to explore proverbial wisdom by offering an interdisciplinary resource that would ease their pursuit of this fascinating field of study. Wanting to help others read biblical proverbs in the context of its ancient Near Eastern setting, I gradually extended the list beyond “biblical studies” per se; wanting the proverbs to be read as proverbs, I extended it in turn into the areas of folklore, paremiology, and psychology (including gerontology, cognitive science, and the use of proverbs in psychological testing). Organization & Contents. The first three sections provide a comprehensive overview and seminal “library” on Proverbs studies: A list of major, now-standard works (Top Picks) is followed by bibliographies on Proverbs and Wisdom (Section 1); Section 2 lists general commentaries and introductions, monographs, history of interpretation, applied studies, and texts and translations. Section 3 focuses on proverbial sitz im leben or “social location” (so Fox)—a general topic of vigorous discussion and debate—with entries that cover “king/queen/court”, “sages/schools”, “folk”, and “family”. Section 4 turns to the literary background of Proverbs—to comparative ancient Near Eastern literature. Entries here explore wisdom and instructional literature from Mesopotamia (Sumer, Babylon, Assyria), Egypt, the Levant, and Anatolia, concluding with entries from the Persian and Hellenistic periods. Section 5 covers poetic features and specific proverbial genre forms (acrostic, Tob-min, fable etc.), including larger compositional units (e.g., Prov. 10-29). The resources listed in Section 6 (“Paremiology”) offer a more universal and global—a more human—understanding of gnomic material. These folklorists (Mieder, Dundes et al.) offer insights on the nature, interpretation, and definition of the proverbial from both living and historical cultures in studies that have benefited biblical scholars such as Fontaine, Westermann, and Golka. Section 7 (“Psychological Studies”) has three foci: testing/diagnostics, cognitive brain research, and gerontology (wisdom among the aged), areas in which the work of Honeck, Sternberg, and Baltes (e.g.) provide rich, largely untapped, interdisciplinary resources for the biblical studies scholar. The last three sections focus on biblical studies. Section 8 highlights the intertextual relationships of Proverbs and Wisdom with Torah, History, Prophets, Poetry, Apocrypha, Apocalyptic, and New Testament literatures. Section 9 lists topics that are native to the wisdom of Proverbs (speech, friendship, wise/fool, Madame Wisdom, etc.), and Section 10 lists entries by section and chapter from the book of Proverbs. Fred’s
Preliminary Materials 5 index to works on Hebrew grammar and syntax (e.g., GKC, Waltke & O’Connor) precedes the bibliographical entries for each chapter of Proverbs, listing every biblical citation in the major reference works. Finally, Section 11 (“Uncategorized”) is a catch-all for entries that did not seem to fit well elsewhere. The author index will undoubtedly prove useful for those attempting to follow specific writers. We decided not to use an “op. cit.” system, but rather to include the full citation in each entry. While this makes the overall work slightly more bulky, this avoids forcing the reader to return to the original citing, which makes the bibliography more user-friendly (no flipping back-and-forth). We preferred full citations to abbreviations for, e.g., journal titles, for the same reason. Examining the listings yields an interesting (but unforeseen) result: the bibliography documents the flow of scholarly interest over the decades. It becomes clear which passages and themes have received the bulk of attention (cf., e.g., the lengthy listings for Proverbs 8, Proverbs 31, and Amenemope with the light “coverage” of , e.g., Proverbs 29), and which verses and issues await scholarly elucidation. In the sections on the chapters of Proverbs (Section 10: Text), the passage discussed in the article or book is listed in brackets after the bibliographical listing, unless the reference is included in the title. It is our hope that this bibliography will prove useful—a rich resource that invites the novice, and stimulates the seasoned scholar, guiding both as they explore this wonderful book of wisdom. The field that exploded in the 1980’s and 1990’s continues strong as we proceed through the initial decade of the twenty-first century, a time when the insights and counsel of divine wisdom are more needed than ever.
Preliminary Materials Morphosyntactic Scripture Indices At the beginning of the listings for each chapter of the book of Proverbs is a Scripture index to works on the grammar and syntax of Biblical Hebrew.1 The following abbreviations are used in those lists: B-L Bauer, Hans, and Pontus Leander. Historische Grammatik der hebräischen Sprache des Alten Testamentes (Halle: Niemeyer. Rpt., Hildesheim: Olms, 1962). B-M Beer, Georg. Hebräische Grammatik (reprinted in four volumes; D. Rudolf Meyer (ed.); Berlin: Göschen, 1972). [Originally published as Historische Grammatik der hebräischen Sprache des Alten Testamentes (Halle: Niemeyer. Rpt., Hildesheim: Olms, 1915)]. Berg Bergsträsser, Gotthelf. Hebräische Grammatik. (Leipzig: Hinrichs. Rpt., Hildesheim: Olms, 1962). [29th edition; 2 volumes in 1] Brock Brockelmann, Carl. Hebräische Syntax (Neukirchen: Neukirchener Verlag, 1956). Dav Davidson, A.B. Hebrew Syntax (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1901). [3rd edition] GAHG Richter, Wolfgang. Grundlagen einer althebräischen Grammatik. 3 vols. (St. Ottilien: EOS, 1978-1980). GKC Kautzsch, E. (ed.). Gesenius’ Hebrew Grammar (A.E. Cowley (trans. and ed.); Oxford: Clarendon, 1910). [second English edition] IBHS Waltke, Bruce & M.P. O’Connor. An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1990). [3rd reprinting with corrections] J-M Joüon, Paul. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew (T. Muraoka (trans. and ed.); Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1991). [Originally published as Grammaire de l’hébreu biblique (Rome: Institut Biblique Pontifical, 1923).] Jen Jenni, Ernst. Lehrbuch der hebräischen Sprache des Alten Testaments (Basel: Helbing und Lichtenhahn, 1981). Sch Schneider, Wolfgang. Grammatik des biblischen Hebräisch. Ein Lehrbuch (Munich: Claudius, 1976). 1 From Frederic Clarke Putnam, A Cumulative Scripture Index of Hebrew Grammar & Syntax. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1996. Used by permission. 6
Preliminary Materials Wms Williams, R.J. Hebrew Syntax: An Outline (second edition; Toronto: University of Toronto, 1976). Sigla § N R // paragraph footnote remark (Davidson only) Separates works in English from those in German. Unmarked references signal page no. 7
Table of Contents Brief Selected Bibliography: Top Picks 1. Bibliographies 2. Interpretations & Translations of Proverbs A. General Commentaries B. Monographs/Festschriften C. General Introductions 1. Wisdom 2. Proverbs D. History of Interpretation 1. Hellenistic, Early Church, Rabbinic 2. Medieval 3. Early Modern: Reformation – 1800 4. Modern 5. Feminist Interpretation E. Applied Studies 1. Practical 2. Counseling 3. Preaching F. Translations & Texts 1. Translation/s 2. English Versions/Translations 3. Masoretic Text (MT) 4. Septuagint (LXX) 5. Peshitta 6. Targumim/Talmud 7. Other 3. Sitz: Setting A. King/Queen/Court B. Solomon C. Hezekiah D. Schools/Guilds E. Scribes, Sages, & “The Wise” F. Folk G. Family (inc. father/mother) H. Cult I. Social environment 4. Comparative ANE Literature A. Comparative Semitics B. ANE-General C. Mesopotamia 1. Sumer 2. Assyria 8
Table of Contents 3. Babylon 4. Levant a. Canaanite/Phoenician b. Hebrew c. Ugarit d. Qumran D. Egypt 1. General 2. Amenemope E. Anatolia/Hittite F. Persian & Hellenistic 5. Form A. Literary Features 1. Poetics (general) 2. Rhetorical features: chiasmus, &c. 3. Poetics: parallelism, syntax, sound 4. Tropes: Figures of Speech a. Metaphors, similes b. Animals c. Personification/hypostasis d. Figures B. Genre Types 1. Abomination 2. Acrostic 3. Admonition/Prohibition 4. Beatitudes/Macarisms 5. Better-than 6. Contrary 7. Fables 8. Instructions 9. Mashal/Proverb 10. Motives 11. Numerical 12. Riddles 13. Sayings C. Editorial Composition Units 1. Composite units: pairs, strings, clusters 2. Collections 6. Paremiology A. The Proverb: Definition & Nature B. Rhetoric C. Comparative/Analytic studies 1. General 2. Africa – Biblical Proverbs 9
Table of Contents 3. Comparative (Other) D. Interdisciplinary studies 1. Culture 2. Social 3. Folklore 4. Oral 5. Usage/Performance E. Collections 1. General 2. Multi-cultural 3. African 4. English a. American b. England [British] c. Irish d. Scottish 5. Spain/Spanish 6. Turkish 7. Other Ethnic/National 8. Far Eastern a. Japanese b. Chinese 9. Indian 10. Arabic 11. Other (culture-specific) 7. Psychology A. Testing/Diagnostics B. Intelligence/Cognitive/Mind C. Wisdom/Gerontology 8. Intertextual studies: Proverbs and A. Wisdom Theology/Biblical Theology B. Law/Torah 1. Genesis 2. Exodus 3. Deuteronomy C. History (e.g., Heilsgeschichte) D. Prophets: Jeremiah, Isaiah etc. E. Poetry 1. Psalms 2. Job 3. Qohelet 4. Song of Songs 10
Table of Contents F. Apocrypha 1. Sirach 2. Wisdom of Solomon [Book of Wisdom] G. Apocalyptic H. New Testament 1. Gospels 2. Epistles: Paul/JamesOthers 9. Themes and Topics A. Authority B. Character formation C. Child-rearing/parenting D. Creation/Chaos [world upside-down] E. Diligent/Lazy F. Ethics/Values/Virtues G. Family: Father/Mother/Child H. Fear of the Lord I. Friendship J. God/Theology K. Life/death L. Love [erotic etc.] M. Others N. Pedagogy/Education/Teaching O. Poverty/wealth P. Retribution Q. Righteous/Wicked R. Shame/Honor S. Speech/Words/Mouth/Lips T. Tree of Life U. Wisdom V. Wise/Fool W. Madame Wisdom X. Madame Folly/Strange Woman Y. Woman Z. Word Studies 10. Text Ch. 1- 9 Ch. 1, 2, 3, Ch. 10-22 Ch. 10, 11, 12 Ch. 22-24 Ch. 22, 23, 24 Ch. 25-29 11
Table of Contents Ch. 25, 26, Ch. 30-31 Ch. 30, 31 11. Uncategorized 12. Author Index 12
Brief Selected Bibliography: Top Picks 13 Brief Selected Bibliography: Top Picks Alster, Bendt. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collections (2 vols. Bethesda: CDL Press, 1997). --. The Instructions of Suruppak: A Sumerian Proverb Collection. Mesopotamia (Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, 2. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag, 1974). Barley, Nigel. “A Structural Approach to the Proverb and the Maxim with Special Reference to the Anglo-Saxon Corpus”, Proverbium 20 (1972 ) 737-750. Bostrom, Lennart. The God of the Sages: The Portrayal of God in the Book of Proverbs (Coniectanea Biblica Old Testament Series 29; Stockholm, 1990). Bryce, Glendon E. A Legacy of Wisdom: The Egyptian Contribution to the Wisdom of Israel (Cranbury/London: Associated University Presses, 1979). Camp, Claudia V. Wisdom and the Feminine in the Book of Proverbs (Bible & Literature Series 11; Decatur: Almond Press, 1985). Cook, Johann. The Septuagint of Proverbs: Jewish and/or Hellenistic Proverbs; Concerning the Hellenistic Colouring of LXX Proverbs (Vetus Testamentum Supplement 69; J.A. Emerton, et al. (eds.); Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1997). Crenshaw, James L. Urgent Advice and Probing Questions: Collected Writings on Old Testament Wisdom (Macon: Mercer University Press, 1995). --. (ed.) Studies in Ancient Israelite Wisdom (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1976). Dell, Katharine J. The Book of Proverbs in Social and Theological Context (Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006). R2008 R2008 R2008 R2008 R2007 Rowold, Henry. Concordia Journal, 34, 236-237. Fox, Michael V. The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 70 109-110. Perdue, Leo G. The Journal of Religion, 88.3, 394. Adams, Samuel L. Interpretation 62.1, 99-100. Sandoval, Timothy, Theological Studies 68.3, 718. Dundes, Alan. “On the Structure of the Proverb”, Proverbium 25 (1975) 961-973 [reprinted in Mieder W., and A. Dundes (eds.). The Wisdom of Many: Essays on the Proverb (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1981) 43-64]. Fontaine, Carol R. Traditional Sayings in the Old Testament: A Contextual Study (Bible and Literature Series; Sheffield: The Almond Press, 1982).
Brief Selected Bibliography: Top Picks 14 --. Smooth Words: Women, Proverbs and Performance in Biblical Wisdom (David J.A. Clines (ed.); Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 356; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002). Fox, Michael V. Proverbs 1-9. A New Translation with Commentary (The Anchor Bible. Garden City: Doubleday, 2000. --. Proverbs 10-31 (Anchor Yale Bible; New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009). R2012 Tooman, W. A. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 36.5, 118. Gammie, John G., and Leo Perdue (eds.). The Sage in Israel and the Ancient Near East (Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1990). Gammie, John G., W.A. Brueggemann, W.L. Humphreys and J.W. Ward (eds.). Israelite Wisdom: Theological and Literary Essays in Honor of Samuel Terrien (Missoula: Scholars Press, 1978). Garrett, Duane A. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs (The New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman, 1993). Gemser, Berend. “The Importance of the Motive Clause in Old Testament Law” (Vetus Testamentum Supplement 1; G.W. Anderson et al. (eds.); Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1953). Golka, Friedemann W. The Leopard’s Spots: Biblical and African Wisdom in Proverbs (Edinburgh, T. & T. Clark, 1993). Heim, K.M. Like Grapes of Gold Set in Silver: An Interpretation of Proverbial Clusters in Proverbs 10:1-22:6 (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 273; Berlin, Walter de Gruyter, 2001). Hildebrandt, Ted. “Motivation and Antithetic Parallelism in Proverbs 10-15”, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 35.4 (1992) 433-444. --. “Proverbial Pairs: Compositional Units in Proverbs 10-29”, Journal of Biblical Literature 107.2 (1988) 207-224. Hoglund, Kenneth. “The Fool and Wise in Dialogue”, in The Listening Heart: Essays in Wisdom and the Psalms in Honor of Roland E. Murphy (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 58; Kenneth Hoglund et al. (eds.); Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1987) 161-180. Honek, Richard P. A Proverb in Mind: The Cognitive Science of Proverbial Wit and Wisdom (Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1997). Hubbard, David A. Proverbs (The Communicator’s Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1989).
Brief Selected Bibliography: Top Picks 15 Humphreys, W.L. The motif of the wise courtier in the Old Testament (Ph.D. dissertation; Union Theological Seminary, 1970). Kaligula, Leonidas. The Wise King: Studies in Royal Wisdom as Divine Revelation in the Old Testament and its Environment. (Coniectanea Biblica Old Testament Series 15; Lund: C.W.K. Gleerup, 1980). Koptak, Paul E. Proverbs. The NIV Application Commentary (Terry Muck et al. (eds.); Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003) Kovacs, Brian. Sociological-structural constraints upon wisdom: the spatial and temporal matrix of Proverbs 15:28-22:16 (Ph.D. dissertation; Vanderbilt University, 1978). Lichtheim, Miriam. Ancient Egyptian Literature I: The Old & Middle Kingdoms (Los Angeles: University of Caifornia Press, 1975). --. Ancient Egyptian Literature II: The New Kingdom (Los Angeles: University of Caifornia Press, 1976). --. Ancient Egyptian Literature III: The Late Period (Los Angeles: University of Caifornia Press, 1980). Longman, Tremper, III. Proverbs (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006). McCreesh, Thomas P. Biblical Sound and Sense: Poetic Sound Patterns in Proverbs 1029 (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 128; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1991). McKane, William. Proverbs: A New Approach (Old Testament Library. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1970). Malchow, Bruce V. The roots of Israel’s wisdom in sacral kingship (Ph.D. dissertation; Marquette University, 1972). Mieder, Wolfgang. Cognition, Comprehension, and Communication: A Decade of North American Proverb Studies (1990-2000). (Baltmannsweiler: Schnieder-Verlag Hohengehren, 2003). --. Proverbs: A Handbook. Westport: Greenwood, 2004. --. Proverbs are Never Out of Season: Popular Wisdom in the Modern Age (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993). -- (ed.). Wise Words: Essays on the Proverb (New York: Garland, 1994).
Brief Selected Bibliography: Top Picks 16 Mieder, Wolfgang, and Alan Dundes (eds.). The Wisdom of Many: Essays on the Proverb (Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1981). Milner, George B. “Quadripartite Structures”, Proverbium 14 (1969) 379-383.Murphy, Roland E. Proverbs (Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word Books, 1998). --. The Tree of Life. An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990) [reprinted, with supplement 1996]. Nel, Philip J. The Structure and Ethos of the Wisdom Admonitions in Proverbs (Beiheft zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 158; Georg Fohrer (ed.); Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1982). Ogden, Graham S. “Better-than Proverb (Tob-Spruch), Rhetorical Criticism, and Qoheleth”, Journal of Biblical Literature 96 (1977) 489-505. Pemberton, Glenn D. The rhetoric of the father: a rhetorical analysis of the father/son lectures in Proverbs 1-9 (Ph.D. dissertation; Iliff School of Theology, 1999). Perdue, Leo G. Proverbs (Interpretation Series; Louisville: John Knox Press, 2000). --. Wisdom and Cult (Missoula: Scholars Press, 1997). Ruffle, John. “The Teaching of Amenemope and its Connection with the Book of Proverbs”, Tyndale Bulletin 28 (1977) 29-68. Sandoval, Timothy J. The Discourse of Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs (Biblical Interpretation Series 77; R. Alan Culpepper, Ellen van Wolde et al. (eds.); New York: E.J. Brill, 2005). Seitel, Peter. “Proverbs: A Social Use of Metaphor”, Genre 2 (1969) 143-161 [reprinted in Mieder, W., and A. Dundes (eds.). The Wisdom of Many: Essays on the Proverb (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1981) 122-139]. Sjoberg, Ake W. “In Praise of the Scribal Art”, Journal of Cuneiform Studies 14 (1972) 126-131. Snell, Daniel. Twice-Told Proverbs and the Composition of the Book of Proverbs (Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1993). Sternberg, Robert, J. A Handbook of Wisdom: Psychological Perspectives (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005). --. Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003).
Brief Selected Bibliography: Top Picks 17 --. Wisdom: Its Nature, Origins, and Development (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990). Taylor, Archer. The Proverb (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931). Thompson, John M. The form and function of proverbs in ancient Israel (Ph.D. dissertation; Vanderbilt University, 1965). --. The Form and Function of Proverbs in Ancient Israel (The Hague: Mouton & Company, 1974) [Ph.D. dissertation; 1965]. Van Leeuwen, Raymond. “Proverbs”, in The New Interpreter's Bible, (Leander E. Keck (ed.); Nashville: Abingdon, 1997) 17-264. --. The Problem of Literary Context in Proverbs 25-27: Structures, Poetics, Semantics (Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series; Atlanta: Scholars, 1988). Von Rad, G. Wisdom in Israel (Nashville: Abingdon, 1972). Waltke, Bruce K. The Book of Proverbs (2 vols.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004/5). --. “The Book of Proverbs and Ancient Wisdom Literature”, Bibliotheca Sacra 136 (July-September, 1979) 221-238. --. “The Book of Proverbs and Old Testament Theology”, Bibliotheca Sacra 136 (October-December, 1979) 302-317. Washington, H.C. Wealth and Poverty in the Instruction of Amenemope and the Hebrew Proverbs (Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 143; Atlanta: Scholars, 1994). Whybray, R.N. The Composition of the Book of Proverbs (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 168; David J.A. Clines et al. (eds.); Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1994). --. Proverbs (The New Century Bible. London: Harper Collins 1994). --. Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 99; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1990). --. Wisdom in Proverbs: The Concept of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9 (C.F.D. Moule (ed.); Studies in Biblical Theology, 45; Naperville: Alec. R. Allenson, 1975). Williams, James G. Those Who Ponder Proverbs: Aphoristic Thinking and Biblical Literature (D.M. Gunn (ed.); Bible and Literature Series; Sheffield: The Almond Press, 1981).
Brief Selected Bibliography: Top Picks Wolters, Al. “Nature and Grace in the Interpretation of Proverbs 31:10-31”, Calvin Theological Journal 19 (1984) 153-166. Zuck, Roy B. (ed.). Learning from the Sages: Selected Studies on the Book of Proverbs (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995). 18
1. Bibliographies 19 1. Bibliographies Most major scholarly commentaries, monographs and dissertations include significant bibliographies. Anonymous. “Bibliography on Proverbs”, Biblical Viewpoint 33.2 (1999) 49-68. Bonser, Wilfrid. Proverb Literature: A Bibliography of Works Relation to Proverbs (London: William Glaiser, 1930). Bradshaw, Robert. “Wisdom” (biblicalstudies.org, 2006) [http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article wisdom2.html]. Eddinger, Terry W. “Prophets and Proverbs: More Studies in Old Testament Poetry and Biblical Religion”, Biblical Theology Bulletin 34.1 (2004) 46. Enns, Peter. Poetry and Wisdom (Institute of Biblical Research Bibliographies, 3; Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997). Gargiulo, Massimo. “Wisdom Literature and Proverbs 1-9: A Bibliography” (Rome: Associazione Orientalisti, 2006). www.orientalisti.net/wisdom.htm. Holter, Knut. “Old Testament Proverbs Studies in the 1990’s”, Newsletter on African Old Testament Scholarship 6 (May 1999) 11-15. Mieder, Wolfgang. International Bibliography of Explanatory Essays on Individual Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions (Bern: Peter Lang, 1977). --. International Proverb Scholarship: An Annotated Bibliography (New York: Garland, 1990). --. International Proverb Scholarship: An Annotated Bibliography (New York: Garland, 1982). --. International Proverb Scholarship: An Annotated Bibliography Supplement III (19902000) (Bern: Peter Lang, 2002). --. Proverbs in Literature: An International Bibliography (Bern: Peter Lang, 1978). Mieder, Wolfgang, and Janet Sobieski. Proverbs and the Social Sciences: An Annotated International Bibliography (Baltmannsweiler: Schneider-Verlag Hohengehren, 2003). Mills, Watson E. Proverbs-Song of Solomon (Bibliographies for Biblical Research: Periodical Literature for the Study of the Old Testament 10; Lewiston: Edwin Mellen, 2002). Moll, Otto. Sprichworterbibliographie (Frankfurt: Vittorio Klostermann, 1958).
1. Bibliographies 20 Pakala, James. “A Librarian’s Comments on Commentaries: 11 (Proverbs)”, Presbyterion 27 (2001) 45-55. Saebo, Magne. “Ny aktualitet for gammel visdom: Nyere arbeider til Proverbia”, Tidsskrift for Teologi og Kirke 72 (2001) 151-160. Steen, Francis F. “Proverb Bibliography”, CogWeb: Cognitive Cultural Studies, 1999 raphy.html]. Trowbridge, Richard. “Working Bibliography: Wisdom” (2006) “The Wisdom Page” [http://www.cop.com/WisdomBibliography.html].
2. Interpretations & Translation –2B Monographs, Festschriften 21 2. Interpretations & Translation of Proverbs 2A GENERAL COMMENTARIES Adams, Jay Edward. Proverbs (The Christian Counselor’s Commentary; Woodruff: Timeless Texts, 1997). Aitken, Kenneth T. Proverbs (John C.L. Gibson (ed.); The Daily Study Bible (Old Testament); Edinburgh/Philadelphia: Saint Andrew/Westminister, 1986). R1987 R1988 R1987 R1988 R1988 Coggan, Donald. Expository Times 98.6, 181-182. Deboys, David G. Evangelical Quarterly 60, 355-356. Kelley, Page H. Review and Expositor 84, 722. Kesterson, John C. Catholic Biblical Quarterly 50, 672-673. Zuck, Roy B. Bibliotheca Sacra 145, 230. Alden, Robert L. Proverbs: A Commentary on an Ancient Book of Timeless Advice (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1983). R1986 Gladson, Jerry A. Catholic Biblical Quarterly 48.2, 296-297. R1985 Kalugila, Leonidas. Africa Theological Journal 14.2, 137-138. R1984 Washburn, David L. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 27, 508. Allen, Clifton J. Proverbs-Isaiah (The Broadman Bible Commentary, 5; Nashville: Broadman, 1969). R1972 Watts, John D.W. Review and Expositor 69, 370-371. Alonso Schökel, Luis, et al. Proverbios (Nueva Biblia Espanõla: Commentario teológico y literario; Sapienciales 1; Madrid: Ediciones cristiandad, 1984). Anders, Max E. Proverbs (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2005). Arnot, William. Laws from Heaven for Life on Earth: Illustrations of the Book of Proverbs (London: T. Nelson, 1858) [reprint edition; Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1978]. Atkinson, David. The Message of Proverbs (J.A. Motyer (ed.); The Bible Speaks Today: Old Testament Series; Leicester/Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1996). Baer, S. Sefer mishle liber Proverbiorum: textum masoreticum accuratissime expressit e fontibus Masorae condicumque varie illustravit expositionem de legibus dagessationis adjecit (Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1880). Barucq, André. Le livre des Proverbes (Sources Bibliques; Paris: J. Gabalda, 1964). Bauer, Hans, and Pontus Leander. Historische Grammatik der Hebräischen Sprache des AT (Bd. I [Repr. 1962]. Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 1922). Benson, Richard M. The Wisdom of the Son of David: An Exposition of the First Nine Chapters of the Book of Proverbs (London: Bell and Dalby, 1860).
2. Interpretations & Transl
An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1990). [3rd reprinting with corrections] J-M Joüon, Paul. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew (T. Muraoka (trans. and ed.); Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1991). [Originally published as Grammaire de l'hébreu biblique (Rome: Institut Biblique Pontifical, 1923).] Jen Jenni .
Proverbs 14:22-35 5. Proverbs 15:1-11 6. Proverbs 15:12-22 7. Proverbs 15:23-33 8. Proverbs 16:1-9 9. Proverbs 16:10-20 10. Proverbs 16:21-33 11. Proverbs 17:1-14 12. Proverbs 17:15-28 13. Proverbs 18:1-13 14. Proverbs 18:14-24 15. Proverbs 19:1-17 16. Proverbs 19:18-29 17. Proverbs 20:1-16 18. Proverbs
5. Proverbs 15:1-11 6. Proverbs 15:12-22 7. Proverbs 15:23-33 8. Proverbs 16:1-9 9. Proverbs 16:10-20 10. Proverbs 16:21-33 11. Proverbs 17:1-14 12. Proverbs 17:15-28 13. Proverbs 18:1-13 14. Proverbs 18:14-24 15. Proverbs 19:1-17 16. Proverbs 19:18-29 17. Proverbs 20:1-
Proverbs 7-8 22. Proverbs 9-10 23. Proverbs 11-12 24. Proverbs 13-14 25. Proverbs 15-16 26. Proverbs 17-18 27. Proverbs 19-20 28. Proverbs 21-22 29. Proverbs 23-24 30. Proverbs 25-26 OLD TESTAMENT 1. Proverbs 27-28 2. Proverbs 29-30 3. Proverbs 31 4. Ecclesiastes 1-2 5. Ecc
The proverbs of this book belonged to Solomon (Proverbs 1:1). Solomon was known for his wisdom (1 Kings 4:29). The Bible tells us that Solomon had composed 3000 proverbs (1 Kings 4:32). Other authors were Agur (Proverbs 30:1) and Lemuel's mother (Proverbs 31:1). Date The date of compilation of Proverbs into book form can be no earlier than the .
Apr 9 Numbers 27 Proverbs 19 Philippians 3-4 Apr 10 Numbers 28 Proverbs 20 John 1 Apr 11 Numbers 29-30 Proverbs 21 John 2-3 Apr 12 Numbers 31 Proverbs 22 John 4 Apr 13 Numbers 32 Proverbs 23 John 5 Apr 14 Numbers 33 Proverbs 24 John 6 Apr 15 Numbers 34 Proverbs 25 John 7 Apr 16 Numbers 35 Proverbs 26 John 8
The second collection is “The proverbs of Solomon” (Proverbs 10:1 - 22:16). The third is “The sayings of the wise” (Proverbs 22:17 - 24:22) and “These also are sayings of the wise” (Prov-erbs 24:23 - 34). The fourth is “These are other proverbs of Solomon that the officials of king Hezekiah of Judah copied” (Proverbs 25 - 29).
Proverbs 1:1 "The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;" We see that these wise sayings are of Solomon, who is the second son of David and Bathsheba. David and Solomon were each king of Israel for forty years. Proverbs 1:2 "To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of
I. Existing Structural Content of the Book of Proverbs. The present book of Proverbs, as transmitted to us, actually contains one large composition (Proverbs of Solomon, now chapters 1-24), one smaller work (Proverbs of Solomon recopied by Hezekiah's men, now chapters 25-29), and two (possibly three) very brief compositions (Words of Agur, now
