Series Preface
SOTS Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One: The Historical Context
Part Two: The Literary Context
Part Three: The Biblical Context
Part Four: The Context of the Reader
Bibliography
Index
Introduces the Book of Proverbs, examining its characteristics, historical context and key themes, and encouraging existential engagement with Proverbs.
Zoltán Schwáb is Tutor in Old Testament and Assistant Director of Postgraduate Studies at Spurgeon's College, UK.
Zoltán Schwáb unpacks the book of Proverbs with clarity, wit, and
insight. He not only eruditely examines the book’s historical and
literary contexts, but engagingly spotlights modern contexts of
feminist, African, and theological interpreters. Keenly aware of
complex scholarly debates yet accessible to non-specialists, this
introductory textbook is an indispensable classroom resource, and I
will strongly recommend it to my colleagues and students.
*Suzanna Millar, University of Edinburgh, UK*
In this lively and informative guide to Proverbs, Schwab is a deft
guide through basic issues to do with the book and he points the
reader to further scholarship at every stage. He gives a brief
outline of the content of each of the book’s chapters and a taste
of their character as they form longer sub-units and
collections.Throughout he gives us glimpses into his own motivation
for studying and teaching Proverbs and his knowledge and enthusiasm
comes across on every page of this succinct and readable
introductory textbook.
*Katharine Dell, Professor of Old Testament Literature and
Theology, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK*
Anyone interested in wisdom literature will treasure this book, as
it provides a comprehensive, in-depth, and readable guide to a
biblical book that has been under debate for decades. Schwáb
masterfully presents his readers with the different scholarly
positions on the Book of Proverbs combined with his own distinct
perspective. All readers, whether specialists or beginners in the
study of biblical wisdom literature, will find much to stimulate
their thinking in this book.
*Bernd U. Schipper, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany*
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