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Contradiction in the Book of Proverbs

The Deep Waters of Counsel [Hardback]

by Peter Hatton

    • Author

      Peter Hatton

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Ashgate Publishing Group

    • Published

      August 2008

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    Contradiction in the Book of Proverbs

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    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 more to scholarly presuppositions than to the content of "Proverbs"; it sees "Proverbs" as a challenging work, one that aims to provoke a critical appropriation of wisdom and in which diverse sources have been skilfully brought together by a creative final editor to form a complex unity. Many divergences from the Hebrew in the Greek witness to the translator's discomfort with his spikey, provocative original. Peter Hatton challenges many existing scholarly assumptions and calls for a reevaluation of the role and significance of "Proverbs" in relation to the other biblical wisdom books and the whole canon.

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    • Author

      Peter Hatton

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Ashgate Publishing Group

    • Published

      August 2008

    • Edition

      New edition

    • Weight

      482g

    • Page Count

      224

    • Dimensions

      156 x 234 x 15 mm

    • ISBN

      9780754663041

    • ISBN-10

      0754663043

    • Eden Code

      1213272

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    • Author/Creator: Peter Hatton

    • ISBN: 9780754663041

    • Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group

    • Release Date: August 2008

    • Weight: 482g

    • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 15 mm

    • Eden Code: 1213272


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