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Proverbs : a Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New Beacon Bible commentaryPublication details: Kansas City : Nazarene Publishing House, 2016.Description: 1 online resource (333 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780834135796
  • 0834135795
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: NBBC, Proverbs : A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition.DDC classification:
  • 223.707
LOC classification:
  • BS1465.53.H37 2015
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Table of Contents ; General Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Table of Sidebars; INTRODUCTION; A. Composition and Importance of the Book of Proverbs; 1. The Structure of the Book of Proverbs; 2. The Compilation of the Book of Proverbs; 3. The Authority of the Book of Proverbs; 4. The Value of the Book of Proverbs for Christians; B. Characteristics of Hebrew Poetry in Proverbs; 1. Main Types of Parallelism; a. Affirming; b. Opposing; c. Advancing; 2. Chiasm; 3. Other Characteristics.
A. Implied Words or Conceptsb. Play on Sounds of Words; c. Use of Metaphors; C. Theological Themes; 1. Wisdom; 2. Characteristics of Proverbial Sayings; 3. Retribution; 4. Speech; 5. Valuing Marriage; 6. Wealth and Poverty; 7. Jesus and Proverbs; a. Jesus the Sage; b. Jesus the Wisdom of God; COMMENTARY; I.A Collection of Wisdom Instructions (1:1-9:18); A. Title, Prologue, and Motto (1:1-7); 1. Title (1:1); 2. Prologue (1:2-6); 3. Motto (1:7); B. Instructions in Wisdom (1:8-9:18); 1. Instruction: Invitation from Sinners and Woman Wisdom's Calling (1:8- 33); a. Introduction (1:8-9).
B. Counsel to Reject the Call of Sinners (1:10-19)c. The Urgency of Accepting the Call of Woman Wisdom (1:20-33); 2. Instruction: Wisdom Gives Understanding and Protection (2:1-22); a. Exhortation to Earnestly Seek Wisdom (2:1-11); b. Wisdom, the Great Protector (2:12-19); c. The Preferred Path and Two Alternatives (2:20-22); 3. Instruction: Trusting and Praising God = Being Blessed (3:1-35); a. Trusting in Yahweh (3:1-12); b. Exalting Wisdom (3:13-20); c. God-given Confidence and a Series of Prohibitions as a Guide to Harmony with Neighbors (3:21-35).
(1) Benefits of Sound Judgment and Discernment (3:21-26)(2) Being a Good Neighbor (3:27-32); (3) Yahweh's Response to the Wise and to Fools (3:33-35); 4. Instruction: My Son, Get Wisdom (4:1-27); a. The Highest Goal: Acquiring Wisdom (4:1-9); b. The Two Paths (4:10-19); c. A Focused Life (4:20-27); 5. Instruction: Shun the Adulterous Woman; Take Delight in Your Wife (5:1-23); a. The Consequences of Consorting with an Adulterous Woman (5:1- 14); b. Taking Delight in One's Wife (5:15-23); 6. Epigrams and Instruction against Adultery (6:1-35); a. A Sapiential Collection (6:1-19).
(1) Freeing Oneself from Serving as Security for Another's Loan (6:1-5)(2) Disparaging Laziness (6:6-11); (3) Traits of a Villain (6:12-15); (4) A Numerical Saying Listing Negative Human Traits (6:16-19); b. The Dangers of Adultery (6:20-35); 7. Instruction: A Portrait of Seduction (7:1-27); a. Exhortation to Keep the Sage's Words (7:1-5); b. A Portrait of Seduction (7:6-23); c. Exhortation against Yielding to a Wayward Woman (7:24-27); 8. Wisdom's Exaltation (8:1-36); a. Wisdom's Role on Earth (8:1-21); b. Wisdom's Origin and Presence at the Creation (8:22-31).
Summary: Engaging, perceptive, and academically thorough, the New Beacon Bible Commentary will expand your understanding and deepen your appreciation for the meaning and message of each book of the Bible. Written from the Wesleyan theological perspective, this commentary provides pastors, professional scholars, teachers, and Bible students with a critical, relevant, and inspiring interpretation of the Word of God in the 21st century. Each volume featurs contemporary scholarship from notable experts in the Wesleyan theological tradition. -- Publisher.
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Cover Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Table of Contents ; General Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Table of Sidebars; INTRODUCTION; A. Composition and Importance of the Book of Proverbs; 1. The Structure of the Book of Proverbs; 2. The Compilation of the Book of Proverbs; 3. The Authority of the Book of Proverbs; 4. The Value of the Book of Proverbs for Christians; B. Characteristics of Hebrew Poetry in Proverbs; 1. Main Types of Parallelism; a. Affirming; b. Opposing; c. Advancing; 2. Chiasm; 3. Other Characteristics.

A. Implied Words or Conceptsb. Play on Sounds of Words; c. Use of Metaphors; C. Theological Themes; 1. Wisdom; 2. Characteristics of Proverbial Sayings; 3. Retribution; 4. Speech; 5. Valuing Marriage; 6. Wealth and Poverty; 7. Jesus and Proverbs; a. Jesus the Sage; b. Jesus the Wisdom of God; COMMENTARY; I.A Collection of Wisdom Instructions (1:1-9:18); A. Title, Prologue, and Motto (1:1-7); 1. Title (1:1); 2. Prologue (1:2-6); 3. Motto (1:7); B. Instructions in Wisdom (1:8-9:18); 1. Instruction: Invitation from Sinners and Woman Wisdom's Calling (1:8- 33); a. Introduction (1:8-9).

B. Counsel to Reject the Call of Sinners (1:10-19)c. The Urgency of Accepting the Call of Woman Wisdom (1:20-33); 2. Instruction: Wisdom Gives Understanding and Protection (2:1-22); a. Exhortation to Earnestly Seek Wisdom (2:1-11); b. Wisdom, the Great Protector (2:12-19); c. The Preferred Path and Two Alternatives (2:20-22); 3. Instruction: Trusting and Praising God = Being Blessed (3:1-35); a. Trusting in Yahweh (3:1-12); b. Exalting Wisdom (3:13-20); c. God-given Confidence and a Series of Prohibitions as a Guide to Harmony with Neighbors (3:21-35).

(1) Benefits of Sound Judgment and Discernment (3:21-26)(2) Being a Good Neighbor (3:27-32); (3) Yahweh's Response to the Wise and to Fools (3:33-35); 4. Instruction: My Son, Get Wisdom (4:1-27); a. The Highest Goal: Acquiring Wisdom (4:1-9); b. The Two Paths (4:10-19); c. A Focused Life (4:20-27); 5. Instruction: Shun the Adulterous Woman; Take Delight in Your Wife (5:1-23); a. The Consequences of Consorting with an Adulterous Woman (5:1- 14); b. Taking Delight in One's Wife (5:15-23); 6. Epigrams and Instruction against Adultery (6:1-35); a. A Sapiential Collection (6:1-19).

(1) Freeing Oneself from Serving as Security for Another's Loan (6:1-5)(2) Disparaging Laziness (6:6-11); (3) Traits of a Villain (6:12-15); (4) A Numerical Saying Listing Negative Human Traits (6:16-19); b. The Dangers of Adultery (6:20-35); 7. Instruction: A Portrait of Seduction (7:1-27); a. Exhortation to Keep the Sage's Words (7:1-5); b. A Portrait of Seduction (7:6-23); c. Exhortation against Yielding to a Wayward Woman (7:24-27); 8. Wisdom's Exaltation (8:1-36); a. Wisdom's Role on Earth (8:1-21); b. Wisdom's Origin and Presence at the Creation (8:22-31).

C. Wisdom's Blessings (8:32-36).

Engaging, perceptive, and academically thorough, the New Beacon Bible Commentary will expand your understanding and deepen your appreciation for the meaning and message of each book of the Bible. Written from the Wesleyan theological perspective, this commentary provides pastors, professional scholars, teachers, and Bible students with a critical, relevant, and inspiring interpretation of the Word of God in the 21st century. Each volume featurs contemporary scholarship from notable experts in the Wesleyan theological tradition. -- Publisher.