Contradiction in the Book of Proverbs

Despite the welcome revival of scholarly interest in Biblical Wisdom, the Book of Proverbs remains neglected. It continues to be seen as a disorganised repository of traditional banalities, while Job and Qohelet are viewed as more exciting texts, in revolt against Proverbs' conventional wisdom. This book argues that this misleading consensus owes m

Autorentext
Peter Hatton is a Minister in the UK Methodist Church.

Inhalt
Contents: Proverbs, an undervalued text; How Proverbs was marginalized; Unity and diversity in Proverbs; Provocative contradiction: the acts-consequence 'construct'; Provocative contradiction: the powerful in Qoholet and Proverbs; Provocative contradiction: gifts and bribes in Proverbs; The deep waters of counsel; Recent articles dealing with wisdom literature in JSOT, VT and ZAW; Bibliography. Index.