Be Wise, My Son, and Make My Heart Glad

Download or read book Be Wise, My Son, and Make My Heart Glad written by Christopher B. Ansberry and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In view of the various proposals concerning the nature and function of the book of Proverbs, the present study focuses on the social dimensions of the document within its distinct, literary context. That is, the study examines the nature and function of the sapiential material within its new performance context, viz., the discursive context, the Sitz im Buch. In the main, the investigation explores the discourse setting of the book of Proverbs as well as the formal and thematic features of the individual collections. More specifically, the study highlights the fundamental features of the.