Reading Proverbs Intertextually (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 629)

ISBN 10: 0567667375 / ISBN 13: 9780567667373

Published by T&T Clark, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reading Proverbs Intertextually (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 629)
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567667375
• ISBN 13: 9780567667373
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Sitting alongside the partner volumes Reading Job Intertextually (2012) and Reading Ecclesiastes Intertextually (2014) also published in the Library of Hebrew and Old testament Studies, this addition to the series continues the study of intertextuality in the Hebrew Bible. Dell and Kynes provide the first comprehensive treatment of intertextuality in Proverbs. Topics addressed include the intertextual resonances between Proverbs, and texts across the Hebrew canon, as well as texts throughout history, from the Dead Sea Scrolls to African and Chinese proverbial literature. The contributions, though comprehensive, do not provide clear-cut answers, but rather invite further study into connections between Proverbs and external texts, highlighting ideas and issues in relation to the extra texts discussed themselves.

The volume gathers together scholars with specific expertise on the array of texts that intersect with Proverbs and these scholars in turn bring their own insights to the texts at hand. In particular the contributors have been encouraged to pursue the intertextual approach that best suits their topic, thereby offering readers a valuable collection of intertextual case studies that address a single biblical book.

About the Author

Will Kynes is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Whitworth University, USA.