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Chapter 8 - Offering Sagacious Advice

The Ongoing Significance of the Book of Proverbs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2024

Katharine J. Dell
Katharine J. Dell
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University of Cambridge
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The final chapter looks, necessarily in brief, at the afterlife of Proverbs, first outside the canon, notably in Ben Sira and the Wisdom of Solomon and second in relation to wisdom finds at Qumran. Beyond that, its place at key stages in the history of interpretation is discussed. In theological terms, the figure of Woman Wisdom and her influence on the theology of the Christian church is of particular interest, from the New Testament to the thought of the early church fathers and beyond.

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Ben SiraWisdom of SolomonQumran wisdom textshistory of interpretationWoman WisdomNew Testamentearly church fathers
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The Theology of the Book of Proverbs , pp. 168 - 188
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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