Sacred Wisdom: An Interdisciplinary Commentary on the Book of Proverbs

The wisdom literature found in the Book of Proverbs shares timeless truths that transcend boundaries, including living responsibly or recklessly, human pain and suffering, justice, kingship, marriage, the discipline of children, wealth and poverty, industriousness, integrity and truth, and fear of the lord.

Much like the previous interdisciplinary commentary by Tiberius Rata and Kevin Roberts, Fear God and Keep His Commandments: A Practical Exposition of Ecclesiastes, Sacred Wisdom is written for thoughtful students of the Bible who want theological and psychological perspectives on a much beloved book of the Old Testament. Well-respected long-time pastor, Knute Larson, joins Rata and Roberts to provide a pastoral viewpoint on the words of Proverbs.

Kevin Roberts, B.S., M.A., Psy.D., is provost at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. Dr. Roberts is a graduate of Grace College, including an M.A. in Counseling, and holds a Psy.D., from Adler School of Professional Psychology. His special interests include integrated health care practices and behavioral medicine and addiction treatment. Tiberius Rata, B.S., M.Div., Ph.D., is associate dean, School of Ministry Studies and professor of Old Testament Studies at Grace College and Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind. Dr. Rata is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif., and holds an M.Div. from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Old Testament from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has a passion for instilling in his students a love for God and His inerrant Word. Knute Larson, B.A., M.Div., D.Min., is a pastoral and personal coach and teacher who draws on 41 years as a pastor in Ohio at The Chapel, Akron and Grace Church, Ashland. He lives by the sand dunes in southwest Michigan with his wife of nearly 60 years, Jeanine, near their two married daughters. Knute has six other books, one on the Epistles from which he coaches pastors and preaches in churches.