Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs,9780664255220

Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs

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ISBN13: 9780664255220
ISBN10: 0664255221
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Pub. Date: 2000-05-01
Publisher(s): Westminster John Knox Pr
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Summary

These books of the Bible, despite their differences, all treat the phenomenon of what it means to live wisely before God. In this readable commentary, Ellen Davis points out that the writers of these books considered wisdom--and the fruits of wisdom, a well-ordered life and a peaceful mind--to be within the grasp of anyone wholeheartedly desiring it.Books in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups.

Author Biography

Ellen F. Davis is Professor of Old Testament at the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword ix
Acknowledgments viii
General Introduction: These Three Books 1(8)
PROVERBS 9(294)
Introduction
11(14)
Poetic Preface
The Goal of Learning (1:1--6)
25(3)
The Fear of the Lord (1:7)
28(1)
Bad Company (1:8--19)
29(2)
Wisdom's Challenge (1:20--33)
31(3)
The Choice between Two Paths (2:1--22)
34(5)
Beyond the Limits of Human Understanding (3:1--12)
39(3)
Laying Hold of Happiness (3:13--26)
42(4)
The Scorners (3:27--35)
46(1)
Loving Wisdom (4:1--9)
47(1)
The Anatomy of Wisdom (4:20--27)
48(2)
Frank Talk about Sex (5:1--23)
50(4)
Standing Surety (6:1--5)
54(1)
Parable of the Ant (6:6--11)
55(2)
Adorned with the Commandments (6:20--24)
57(1)
Femme Fatale (7:1--27)
58(4)
Wisdom's Speech from the Heights (8:1--36)
62(8)
Two Invitations (9:1--18)
70(5)
Proverbs Proper
Constructive and Destructive Criticism (10:10)
75(2)
Joy in Hope (10:28)
77(1)
Gossip (11:11--13)
78(2)
Women's Beauty, Women's Power (11:22)
80(2)
The Root of the Righteous (12:3 and 12:12)
82(2)
Working for Ourselves (12:9)
84(2)
Choosing Companions (13:20)
86(1)
Disciplining Children (13:24)
87(3)
Honoring Solitude (14:10)
90(1)
Joy and Sorrow (14:12--13)
91(1)
Children's Inheritance (14:18, 26)
92(1)
The Religious Significance of the Poor (14:20--21)
93(3)
Healing Speech (15:4)
96(2)
Gaining a Heart (15:30--33)
98(2)
Autonomy and Obedience (16:1--9)
100(3)
The Power and the Justice of Kings (16:10--16)
103(3)
Trusting God (16:20)
106(1)
Temperance (16:32 and 25:28)
107(1)
Choosing the Good (17:1)
108(1)
The Danger of Isolation (18:1--2)
109(3)
Deadly and Life-giving Speech (18:20--21)
112(1)
Good Companions (18:22--24)
113(2)
Contentiousness (19:13)
115(1)
Fast Money (20:20--21)
116(3)
Radical Pedagogy (22:6)
119(1)
Thirty Sayings (22:17--24:22)
120(9)
The Cost of Laziness (24:30--34)
129(2)
Delivering the Message (25:11--13)
131(2)
Defeating Evil (25:21--22)
133(1)
A Fool's Anger (27:3)
134(1)
Envy (27:4)
134(2)
Choosing Silence (27:14)
136(2)
Closing Frames
The Words of Agur (30:1--33)
138(10)
The Wisdom of Women (31:1--31)
148(21)
ECCLESIASTES
Introduction
159(10)
Introducing Koheleth (1:1)
169(1)
The Great Question (1:2--3)
170(1)
Instability and Amnesia (1:4--11)
171(2)
Koheleth's Memoir (1:12--2:26)
173(9)
The Pattern Woven in Time (3:1--15)
182(4)
Injustice: Forsaking Our Creaturehood (3:16--22)
186(3)
Perversions of Good Work (4:1--8)
189(2)
The Wisdom of Reticence (5:1--7)
191(2)
Economies of Grief and Joy (5:8--20)
193(3)
Human Limitations (6:10--12)
196(2)
Finding the Balance That Is Wisdom (7:1--22)
198(6)
A Personal Note: Koheleth's Loneliness (7:23--29)
204(2)
Against Presumption (8:1--9)
206(2)
Is There Any Justice? (8:10--17)
208(3)
To Life! (9:1--12)
211(4)
Reckoning with Privilege (10:16--20)
215(3)
The Grace of Not Knowing (11:1--6)
218(2)
Youth and Age (11:7--12:8)
220(5)
The Epilogue (12:9--14)
225(13)
THE SONG OF SONGS
Introduction
231(7)
Solomon's Best (1:1)
238(3)
Desire and Imagination (1:2--2:7)
241(13)
Seeking, Finding (3:1--5)
254(6)
Up from the Wilderness (3:6)
260(2)
Desire Satisfied (4:1--5:1)
262(13)
Testimony to the Women of Jerusalem (5:2--6:3)
275(9)
Formidable Beauty (6:4--10)
284(3)
The Dancing Shulammite (6:13--7:13)
287(8)
The Strength of Love (8:6--14)
295(8)
Works Cited 303(3)
For Further Reading 306(1)
Abbreviations 306

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