How to read Proverbs /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Longman, Tremper
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2002.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1: 1. Why read Proverbs?
  • 2. Walking on the path of life
  • 3. Woman wisdom or folly-which will it be?
  • 4. What exactly is a proverb-and how does it work?
  • 5. Are proverbs always true?
  • pt. 2: Reading Proverbs in context
  • 6. Did Solomon know Amenemope and Ahiqar? : biblical proverbs and international wisdom
  • 7. Proverbs in conversation with Job and Ecclesiastes
  • 8. Proverbial wisdom in action : Joseph and Daniel
  • 9. Where is God in Proverbs? : Christ, the treasure of God's wisdom
  • pt. 3: Following the themes in Proverbs
  • 10. How to study themes in Proverbs : money matters
  • 11. On loving the right woman
  • 12. Wise words, foolish words
  • Conclusion : principles for reading the book of Proverbs.