Proverbs

Volume 18

AvKatherine M. Hayes

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Del 18 i serien NEW COLLEGEVILLE BIBLE COMMENTARY: OLD TESTAMENT

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Beskrivning

Every culture finds ways to pass along its wisdom from one generation to the next. Old Testament Wisdom literature - comprised of the books of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and Wisdom - raises the big "questions for the people of Israel: Why do the righteous suffer? "Why do we die? What is the meaning of life?The book of Proverbs organizes memorable sayings that lead to insight and understanding about the world that can inform the way we live. Speaking universally of the human condition, it paints a poetic portrait of wisdom as it guides members of the community, especially the young, in how to get along in life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 6 mm
Vikt:170 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:NEW COLLEGEVILLE BIBLE COMMENTARY: OLD TESTAMENT
Antal sidor:120
Förlag:Liturgical Press
ISBN:9780814628522

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

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Katherine M. Hayes (1946-2023) was professor of Sacred Scripture at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. She was also the author of the Proverbs volume in the New Collegeville Bible Commentary series published by Liturgical Press.

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Hayes has captured the essence of this biblical book, explaining how the simple proverbs it contains deal with the human choices that are the warp and woof of everyday life.The Bible Today

Innehållsförteckning

CONTENTSAbbreviations 4THE BOOK OF PROVERBSIntroduction 5Text and Commentary 15Prologue (1:1-7) 15Introduction (1:8–9:18) 16The Proverbs of Solomon (10:1–22:16) 45Sayings of the Wise (22:17–24:22) 83Other Sayings of the Wise (24:23-34) 92Other Proverbs of Solomon (25:1–29:27) 93The Words of Agur (30:1-33) 107The Words of Lemuel (31:1-31) 111Review Aids and Discussion Topics 116Index of Citations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church 119