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Proverbs: A Discourse Analysis of the Hebrew Bible (16)
752 pages, Hardcover
Published November 12, 2024
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January 19, 2025
I’ve often not been satisfied with the newer exegetical commentaries on Proverbs. My complaints run from brevity on individual verses or even saying nothing meaningful to drowning in scholarly issues and still saying very little. To be sure, I cracked this book open with expectations. Were they met? You bet they were.
It took a few pages to figure out how much I liked it. The Introduction started slowly. Maybe he buried the lead for a bit. At length, I realized that he was giving me the pieces before he weaved them together. What I ended with was an articulate presentation of what’s really going on in the Book of Proverbs. Along the way, he obliterated the common criticism that Proverbs is either moralistic at best or boringly cliche at worst.
The discourse analysis that is the hallmark of this series was tangibly good. The scholarly minutiae was handled well without bogging down the periscopes. The exegesis was rich and the theology thoughtfully given.
And here’s the best thing: no verses are passed over or given a cursory, bland sentence or two. You can go to that specific verse and get real help. That’s what I was wanting and I got it.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
It took a few pages to figure out how much I liked it. The Introduction started slowly. Maybe he buried the lead for a bit. At length, I realized that he was giving me the pieces before he weaved them together. What I ended with was an articulate presentation of what’s really going on in the Book of Proverbs. Along the way, he obliterated the common criticism that Proverbs is either moralistic at best or boringly cliche at worst.
The discourse analysis that is the hallmark of this series was tangibly good. The scholarly minutiae was handled well without bogging down the periscopes. The exegesis was rich and the theology thoughtfully given.
And here’s the best thing: no verses are passed over or given a cursory, bland sentence or two. You can go to that specific verse and get real help. That’s what I was wanting and I got it.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
November 13, 2025
This commentary promised much but delivered little. The main contribution to understanding the book of Proverbs the author put forward was the idea that the discrete sections of Proverbs 10-29 are intentionally laid out to advance in complexity, as a pedagogical strategy for how one grows in wisdom. I was hanging out for him to unpack this idea as the commentary went on, but it felt underdeveloped (though I think it’s a legit idea).
The side-by-side text of the Hebrew and his literal translation, together with an exegetical outline, as with all other ZECOTs, was very helpful.
The side-by-side text of the Hebrew and his literal translation, together with an exegetical outline, as with all other ZECOTs, was very helpful.
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