The God of the sages : the portrayal of God in the Book of Proverbs

The God of the sages : the portrayal of God in the Book of Proverbs /

The Wisdom literature has recently awakened new interest. During the last few decades a steady stream of new scholarly works on the subject have appeared. Still, a comprehensive study on the concept of God in this type of literature is lacking. In the present work, the author attempts to fill this n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boström, Lennart, 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stockholm : Almqvist & Wiksell International, 1990.
Series:Coniectanea biblica. Old Testament series ; 29.
Subjects:
Bible. > Proverbs > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > A.T. > Proverbes > Critique, interprétation, etc.
Bible > A.T. > Proverbes > Théologie.
Bible. > Proverbs
Bibel > Sprichwörter
Wisdom literature > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
God > Biblical teaching.
Wisdom literature.
Creation > Biblical teaching.
Dieu > Enseignement biblique.
Littérature sapientiale.
Littérature sapientiale > Critique, interprétation, etc.
Gott
Gotteslehre
Gottesvorstellung
Spreuken (bijbelboek)
God (Judaism) > Attributes.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the wisdom literature and the book of Proverbs
  • pt. 1: Theology of creation and order
  • The book of Proverbs and creation theology
  • God, retribution and order in the book of Proverbs
  • pt. 2: God's relationship to the world
  • The Lord as supreme God in the book of Proverbs
  • The Lord as personal God in the book of Proverbs.

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