The Theology of the Book of Proverbs

Katharine J. Dell (University of Cambridge)

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Cambridge University Press
31 August 2023

Bibles; Old Testaments; Christian theology

Series: Old Testament Theology

In this volume, Katharine Dell offers a guide to the nature and character of the Book of Proverbs. She explores its key messages and major theological themes, notably God as creator and Wisdom as mediator, standing at the center of a profound theological relationship between God and humanity. Dell provides an overview of scholarly evaluations of these writings, which explore its literary forms, subdivisions, content, purpose, and social contexts. Summarizing important modern debates, she also examines the intertextual and canonical relationship of Proverbs to other biblical books, the afterlife of Proverbs in wisdom material from the Apocrypha, Qumran, and the New Testament, and the place of Proverbs in the history of interpretation. Her book will help readers to understand the nature and character of the book of Proverbs. It also enables them to assess its key messages and to see its wider context within the canon of scripture and its relevance within the history of interpretation.

By: Katharine J. Dell (University of Cambridge)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 325g
ISBN: 9781107512412
ISBN 10: 1107512417
Series: Old Testament Theology
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 31 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katharine Dell is Professor of Old Testament Literature and Theology in the Faculty of Divinity, and Fellow in Divinity at St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. An internationally-recognized expert on the wisdom books of the Old Testament, she is the author of volumes on Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature and The Biblical World.