Reading Proverbs Intertextually (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 629)

Synopsis

Sitting Alongside The Partner Volumes Reading Job Intertextually (2012) And Reading Ecclesiastes Intertextually (2014) Also Published In The Library Of Hebrew And Old Testament Studies, This Addition To The Series Continues The Study Of Intertextuality In The Hebrew Bible. Dell And Kynes Provide The First Comprehensive Treatment Of Intertextuality In Proverbs. Topics Addressed Include The Intertextual Resonances Between Proverbs, And Texts Across The Hebrew Canon, As Well As Texts Throughout History, From The Dead Sea Scrolls To African And Chinese Proverbial Literature. The Contributions, Though Comprehensive, Do Not Provide Clear-cut Answers, But Rather Invite Further Study Into Connections Between Proverbs And External Texts, Highlighting Ideas And Issues In Relation To The Extra Texts Discussed Themselves. The Volume Gathers Together Scholars With Specific Expertise On The Array Of Texts That Intersect With Proverbs And These Scholars In Turn Bring Their Own Insights To The Texts At Hand. In Particular The Contributors Have Been Encouraged To Pursue The Intertextual Approach That Best Suits Their Topic, Thereby Offering Readers A Valuable Collection Of Intertextual Case Studies That Address A Single Biblical Book-- Wisdom Is The Tree Of Life : A Study Of Proverbs 3:13-20 And Genesis 2-3 / Christine Roy Yoder -- 'teach Them Diligently To Your Son!' : The Book Of Proverbs And Deuteronomy / Bernd U. Schipper -- Wisdom Defined Through Narrative And Intertextual Network : 1 Kings 1-11 And Proverbs / Will Kynes -- Proverbs And Isaiah 1-39 / John Goldingay -- Rebuke, Complaint, Lament, And Praise : Reading Proverbs And Psalms Together / William P. Brown -- The Proverbial Rhetoric Of Job 28 / Scott C. Jones -- Twice-told Proverbs As Inner-biblical Exegesis / Mark Sneed -- Didactic Intertextuality : Proverbial Wisdom As Illustrated In Ruth / Katharine Dell -- Erotic Wisdom For A More Independent Youth : Is There A Debate Between Song Of Songs And Proverbs? / Anselm C. Hagedorn -- Qohelet As A Reader Of Proverbs / Markus Saur -- Intertextuality Between The Book Of Ben Sira And The Book Of Proverbs / Pancratius C. Beentjes -- Aphorisms And Admonitions : The Reuse Of Proverbs 7 In 4qwiles Of The Wicked Woman (4q184) / William A. Tooman -- Proverbs In Dialogue With The New Testament / Knut M. Heim -- Proverbs 8:22 And The Arian Controversy / Susannah Ticciati -- 'better X Than Y' : Context And Meaning In Proverbs, Qohelet, And Midrashic Collections / Susan Niditch -- Proverbs And The Confucian Classics / Christopher D. Hancock -- Sex And Power(lessness) In Selected Northern Sotho And Yorùbá Proverbs : An Intertextual Reading Of Proverbs 5-7 / Madipoane Masenya (ngwan'a Mphahlele) And Funlola Olojede. Edited By Katharine Dell And Will Kynes. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.