Proverbs - A Commentary

This commentary, a part of the Old Testament Library series, focuses on the book of Proverbs.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

About the author

Richard J. Clifford, S.J. is Visiting Professor of Old Testament at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. A former President of Weston Jesuit School of Theology, he was Founding Dean of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry from 2008-2010. He has previously served as General Editor of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly and is a past President of the Catholic Biblical Association.

Summary

Through translation, technical notes, and insightful commentary, Richard Clifford sheds new understanding on Proverbs. By focusing on the rhetoric of Proverbs, Clifford demonstrates how the book fosters a lifelong search for wisdom, and enables readers to see how the instructions and sayings are concerned with contemporary issues...

Product details

• Authors: Richard Clifford, Richard J. Clifford
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1999
• EAN: 9780664228538
• ISBN: 978-0-664-22853-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 496 g
• Series: Old Testament Library; Old Testament Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament, Religion - Commentaries / Reference