The cultural life setting of the Proverbs / John J. Pilch.
Publication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2016Description: xiv, 234 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781506406794
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| BS1465.3 W17b 1988 The book of Proverbs : a study guide / | BS1465.3 W83s The Song of the Valiant Woman : | BS1465.3 W83s 2001 c.2 The Song of the Valiant Woman : | BS1465.53 P64 2016 The cultural life setting of the Proverbs / | BS1475.2 Al5 2007 Breaking the idols of your heart : | BS1475.3 F83 Qohelet and his contradictions / | BS1475.6 At5 2015 Singing at the winepress : Ecclesiastes and the ethics of work / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234).
Outline of the book of Proverbs -- Reading scenarios for the book of Proverbs.
"Reading the Proverbs as "timeless" observations and recommendations regarding human nature, valid for all cultures and places, blunts their cultural relevance, argues John J. Pilch. Similar in approach and format to the Social-Science Commentary on the New Testament volumes that he authored with Richard L. Rohrbaugh and Bruce J. Malina, this volume explores and describes the cultural matrix of the Mediterranean world from which the Proverbs come and of which they are descriptive. A list of social-science "scenarios" provides ready reference to particular aspects of the larger Mediterranean culture"--
