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7.1 Reading Proverbs as Wisdom Literature 7.1 Reading Proverbs as Wisdom Literature
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7.1.1 Canonical Separation 7.1.1 Canonical Separation
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7.1.2 Theological Abstraction 7.1.2 Theological Abstraction
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7.1.3 Hermeneutical Limitation 7.1.3 Hermeneutical Limitation
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7.2 The Intertextual Network of Proverbs 7.2 The Intertextual Network of Proverbs
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7.2.1 Genres before “Wisdom Literature” 7.2.1 Genres before “Wisdom Literature”
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7.2.1.1 Sifrei Emet 7.2.1.1 Sifrei Emet
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7.2.1.2 Poetry 7.2.1.2 Poetry
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7.2.1.3 Solomonic Collection 7.2.1.3 Solomonic Collection
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7.2.2 The Genres of Solomon’s Wisdom 7.2.2 The Genres of Solomon’s Wisdom
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7.2.2.1 Political Education 7.2.2.1 Political Education
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7.2.2.2 Ethical Paraenesis 7.2.2.2 Ethical Paraenesis
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7.2.2.3 Cultic Guidance 7.2.2.3 Cultic Guidance
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7.2.2.4 Inspired Instruction 7.2.2.4 Inspired Instruction
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7.2.3 Ancient Near Eastern Genres 7.2.3 Ancient Near Eastern Genres
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7.3 Network Approach 7.3 Network Approach
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7 The Intertextual Network of Proverbs and the Subjective Nature of Genre
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Published:October 2018
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Abstract
Despite the undeniable importance of the concept of wisdom to Proverbs, reading the book as Wisdom Literature creates similar problems as it does for Job and Ecclesiastes. The book’s interpretation profits from better appreciating its complexity, perhaps more so because the obviousness of its Wisdom classification has previously discouraged attempts to do so. The groupings before Wisdom, such as Sifrei Emet and Poetry, provide forgotten nuances. The book’s widespread inclusion in a Solomonic collection invites comparison with the account of that king’s reign in 1 Kings 1–11. The variegated presentation of wisdom in that account associates the concept with political, legal, cultic, and prophetic texts. This intersection of potential genre groupings in 1 Kings 1–11 is also evident in Proverbs. Genres, such as Wisdom, are not “real” and should not restrict the insights from other textual comparisons.
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