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Tremper Longman opens up the book of Proverbs with this comprehensive study. Longman gives a big picture view of Proverbs, discussing critical ANE background texts, the nature of wisdom, the identification of Woman Wisdom, how to read proverbs Christologically, and the different types of proverbs and teaching found in the book. He includes a helpful comparison with two other Old Testament Wisdom...

Wisdom, on the first level, is a kind of practical category, a skill of living. But we’re not going to stop here. As we get further into the course, we’re going to see that wisdom isn’t just kind of a course in how to make friends or succeed in life; wisdom is more than a practical category. But I’m going to hold off and develop the deeper dimensions of wisdom until later.
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