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In this volume, John Goldingay explores three books of the Old Testament in the wisdom literature genre. These three books are all associated with Solomon and his wisdom, yet unlike other books, they do not mention the Torah, the exodus, or the covenant. As Goldingay says, “The basis of their teaching is the way life actually works. They look at life and reflect on experience and encourage people...

25  Your mind isn’t to turn into her ways; don’t wander into her paths. 26  Because she has made many fall wounded; numerous are all the ones slain by her. 27  Her house is a highway to Sheol, going down to death’s chambers. Last Sunday we said Psalm 62, which includes the line “put no trust in extortion,” but the person who led the psalm read it as “put no trust in exhortation.” It struck me that the misreading was rather profound (it reminded me of an occasion when someone read the line in Romans
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