Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad :

Ansberry, Christopher B.

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad : an exploration of the courtly nature of the book of Proverbs / Christopher B. Ansberry. - Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, c2011. - xviii, 240 p. ; 24 cm. - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; Bd. 422 . - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 422. .

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Wheaton College, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-218) and indexes.

Introduction -- The nature of ancient Near Eastern instructional texts -- The value of wisdom : Proverbs 1-9 -- Rudimentary wisdom : Proverbs 10-24 -- Advanced wisdom : Proverbs 25-29 -- Applied wisdom : Proverbs 30-31 -- The courtly nature of the book of Proverbs.

9783110247909 (hardcover 23 x 15,5 : alk. paper) 3110247909 (hardcover 23 x 15,5 : alk. paper)

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Bible.--O.T.--Proverbs--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1465.52 / .A57 2011

223.7066