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30 Cards in this Set
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Corpus of biblical wisdom literature includes the books of
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Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes (the big three)+Song of Songs and Lamentations
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Apocryphal books considered wisdom literature
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Eclissisticus(Sirac), Wisdom of Solomon
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Character of Wisdom literature is both
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Prudential and speculative
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Prudential wisdom provides
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practical insights about life and how to live it
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Speculative wisdom provides
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wisdom without sufficient evidence(Job,Ecclesiastes)
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Another word for proverb is
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amorphism
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Contribution of Wisdom literature is that it
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touches all of life/touches all of us - and may touch unbelievers
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Robert Alden compares Proverbs to
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medicine or a multi-vitamin
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Who are the authors of Proverbs?
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Solomon, Hezekiah
(chapter 25), Agur, and King Lemuel are the authors.+Possibly others not mentioned. |
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Structure of Proverbs divided
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seven headings
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We find the title, purpose and first principle of Proverbs in
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Proverbs 1:1-7
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Kidner says the title and purpose
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apply to the whole book
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Ray Van Leuven says that faith
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is not opposed to reason but constitutes its possibility and connection to reality.
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Ray Van Leuven says that life
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is not static but a journey whose end is found in its beginning
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Themes in first 9 chapters of Proverbs(repeated throughout the book)
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1.Wisdom begins in the house
2.Causative justice 3. Limitations of human understanding 4. Psychosematic illness 5. Wealth 6. Teachability 7. Work/Sluggard 8. Dissension 9. Marriage/Love of Spouse |
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Van Leuven says Proverbs' message is pulled together in:
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Prov. 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” |
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Proverbs has this many verses
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Lecture guide says 919 but Dr. Long said 915
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Main points in survey on wealth in the Proverbs (Appendix 8)
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Wealth
1. properly earned, can be the Lord's blessing 2. brings responsibilities 3. poses dangers 4. is not to be our first priority |
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"The proverbs of Solomon" begin in
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Prov. 10:1
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Structure of proverbs of Solomon section
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not big outline but at least "mini groupings" or vicinity repetition
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Thoughts on numeric structure of Proverbs of Solomon section
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375 Proverbs: numeric value of the name "Solomon"!
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What is a proverb?
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An insight into one facet of life expressed in a brief, catchy saying. Do not think of them as having true or false value as promises...
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Van Leewwen on Proverbs structure:
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1-9 Wisdom vs. Folly
10-15 Righteous vs. Wicked 16-22:16 Adv. course in Wisdom |
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"Sayings of the wise" found in
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Prov. 22:17-24:22
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"Sayings of the wise" as "30 sayings"
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Probably a standard form in ANE, as seen in Amenemope's book.
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Proverbs 24:23-25
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These ALSO are "sayings of the wise" - including them in the first list would have messed up the "book of 30 sayings" form.
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It is clear that Proverbs was not written
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in one setting by one individual. The book seems to have been begun, then augmented some 200 years later.
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The proverbs of Solomon copied by the men of Hezekiah are
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more systematized(fool, sluggard, gossip)
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The Sayings of Agur have
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a preponderance of numeric sayings
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Prov. 31 is a saying of
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King Lemuel: an oracle his mother taught him.
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