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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Stolze, Hannah J

Titel

A Biblical Perspective on Wisdom and the Way of the Firm

Ist Teil von

• Christian scholar's review, 2024-04, Vol.53 (3), p.41-63

Ort / Verlag

Holland: Christian Scholar's Review

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A portion of Hebrew scripture is made up of court literature curated by David designated as wisdom Psalms. [...]Psalms that are considered wisdom Psalms fit into the category of Psalms of orientation. According to Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann, psalms of orientation provide a way of making sense of our lives in relationship to God.2 Just as David oriented himself toward God as the leader of Israel, Christians in business are called to continually orient themselves with the Creator. [...]the law in Deuteronomy 9:12 calls us to keep "the commandments of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him" capturing both the fear of God as the beginning of wisdom and the way of God as the path or manner of wisdom. An Exemplar of the Way of Wisdom The goal of the hermeneutic analysis and exegetical review is twofold: to provide careful historical, literary, and theological analysis of the Proverbs as well as applying hermeneutic analysis to uncover the characteristics (descriptive traits) and skills (active traits) exemplified in the Noble Woman through detailed analysis.11 The analysis reveals that Proverbs 31:10-31 presents the virtuous woman mirroring and reinforcing several themes of Lady Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9, especially the wisdom of leadership that is motivated by serving