BAKER COMMENTARY on the OLD TESTAMENT
Proverbs
Tremper Longman III
Baker Academic
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Longman, Tremper.
Proverbs / Tremper Longman III.
p. cm.—(Baker commentary on the Old Testament wisdom and Psalms)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 10: 0-8010-2692-X (cloth)
ISBN 978-0-8010-2692-8 (cloth)
1. Bible. O.T. Proverbs—Commentaries. I. Title. II. Series.
BS1465.53.L66 2006
223′.7077—dc22
2005035242
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born to Tremper and Jill Longman
on March 17, 2005
Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the glory of children is their parents.
Part 1: Extended Discourses on Wisdom (1:1–9:18)
Part 2: Proverbs of Solomon: Collection I (10:1–22:16)
Part 3: Sayings of the Wise (22:17–24:34)
Part 4: Proverbs of Solomon: Collection II (25:1–29:27)
Part 5: Sayings of Agur and King Lemuel and Poem to the Virtuous Woman (30:1–31:31)
Appropriate Expression of Emotions
Guidance/Planning/Looking to the Future
Openness to Listening to Advice
Positive Influence of the Righteous/Negative of the Wicked
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About ProverbsIn Proverbs, Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III offers an accessible commentary on one of Scripture’s most frequently quoted and visited books. With his deft exegetical and expositional skill, the resulting work is full of fresh insight into the meaning of the text. In addition to the helpful translation and commentary, Longman considers the theological implications of these wisdom texts, as well as their literary, historical, and grammatical dimensions. Footnotes allow readers of varying interest and training levels to read and profit from the commentary and to engage the biblical text at an appropriate level. |
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