Proverbs

Introduction & Background History to the Book of Proverbs

• Bland, Dave. A Rhetorical Perspective on the Sentence Sayings of the Book
  of Proverbs. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, 1994. (pdf)
• Bland, Dave. "Formation of Character in the Book of Proverbs." Restoration Quarterly 40, no. 4 (1998): 221-237. (pdf)
• Brenner, Athalya. "Regulating "Sons" and "Daughters" in the Torah and in Proverbs: Some Preliminary Insights." JHS 5, no. 10 (2005). (pdf)
• Bricker, Daniel P. The Innocent Sufferer in the Book of Proverbs. Ph. D. Dissertation Fuller Theological Seminary, 1998. (pdf)
• Bricker, Daniel P. "The Doctrine of the 'Two Ways' in Proverbs." JETS 38, no. 4 (1995): 501-18. (pdf)
• Bridges, Charles. A Commentary on Proverbs. New York: R. Carter, 1847. (pdf)
• Burdett, David. "Wisdom Literature and the Promise Doctrine." Trinity Journal 3 (1974): 1-13. (pdf)
• Cook, Johann. "The Translator(s) of the Septuagint of Proverbs." TC 7 (2002).
• Crenshaw, James. "The Acquisition of Knowledge in Biblical Literature." Word and World 7 (1987). (pdf)
• Curtis, Edward M. "Old Testament Wisdom: A Model for Faith-Learning Integration." Christian Scholars Reviews 15, no. 3 (1986): 213-27. (pdf)
• Davis, John J. "The Rhetorical Use of Numbers in the Old Testament." Grace Journal 8 (1967): 40-48. (pdf)
• Duty, Ronald W. "Creation, History and the Ethics of the Book of Proverbs." Word and World 7 (1987). (pdf)
• Godbey, Allen Howard. "The Hebrew Masal." The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature 39 (1922-23): 89-108. (pdf)
• Hildebrandt, Ted. "The Proverb: An Interdisciplinary Approach to a Biblical Genre." Tenure Paper: Gordon College, Sept. 1, 2005. (pdf)
• Holter, Knut. "Old Testament Proverbs Studies in the 1990s." Newsletter of African Old Testament Scholarship 6 (May 1999).
• Landy, Francis. "A Rejoinder to A. Brenner, "Regulating 'Sons' and 'Daughters' in the Torah and in Proverbs: Some Preliminary Insights." JHS 5, no. 11 (2005). (pdf)
• Millard, A. R. "In Praise of Ancient Scribes." Bible & Spade 2, no. 2-4 (1982): 33-46. (pdf)
• Moore, M. "Wise Women" or Wisdom Woman? a Biblical Study of Women's Roles." Restoration Quarterly 35, no. 3 (1993): 147-158. (pdf)
• Murphy, Roland E. "Can the Book of Proverbs Be a Player in "Biblical Theology"?" Biblical Theology Bulletin (Spring 2001).
• Parsons, Greg W. "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Proverbs." Bib Sac 150 (1993): 151-70. (pdf)
• Paterson, W. P. "The Fools of the Bible." Exp Times (1899): 13-16. (pdf)
• Patterson, Richard D. "The Widow, the Orphan and the poor in the Old Testament and Extra-Biblical Literature." Bib Sac 130 (1973): 223-34. (pdf)
• Trench, Richard C. Poverbs and Their Lessons. London: G. Routledge, 1861. (pdf)
• Smith, Gary. "The Concept of God/the Gods as King in the Ancient Near East and the Bible." Trinity Journal 3 (1982): 18-38. (pdf)
• Stek, John. "Proverbs: An Introduction." Calvin Theological Journal 36, no. 1 (2001): 342-371. (pdf)
• Waltke, Bruce K. "The Book of Proverbs and Ancient Wisdom Literature." Bib Sac 136 (1979): 221-38. (pdf)
• Waltke, Bruce K. "The Book of Proverbs and Old Testament Theology." Bib Sac 136 (1979): 302-38. (pdf)
• Waltke, Bruce K. "Does proverbs Promise Too Much." Andrews University Seminary Studies 34, no. 3 (1996): 319-336. (pdf)
• Zuck, Roy B. "Hebrew Words of 'Teach'." Bib Sac 121 (1964): 228-235. (pdf).
• Brocker, Daniel P. "The Doctrine of the "Two Ways" in Proverbs," JETS 38, no. 4 (1995): 501-518.

Commentaries

• Stuart, Moses, A Commentary on the Book of Proverbs (New York: M. W. Dodd, Brick Church Chapel, 1852).
• French, William & Skinner, George, A New Translation of the Proverbs of Solomon from the Original Hebrew with Explanatory Notes (Cambridge: J. Smith Printer to the University & London: John Murray, 1831).
• Toy,Crawford H. Proverbs. ICC.
• Müller, August, and Emil Kautzsch. The Book of Proverbs: Critical Edition of the Hebrew Text (notes trans. by Duncan Black Macdonald).

Septuagint

• Lagarde, Paul de. Anmerkungen zur griechischen Übersetzung: Der Proverbien.

Proverbs 1-9

• Fox, Michael. "Proverbs 1-9: A Commentary: Author explains the meaning of his approach to the book of Proverbs." Bible and Interpretation.
• Steinman, Andrew E. "Proverbs 1-9 as a Solomonic Composition." JETS 43 (2000): 659-674. (pdf)
• Pemberton, Glenn D. The Rhetoric of the Father: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Father/Son Lectures in Proverbs 1-9. Ph. D. Dissertation, Illif School
  of Theology, University of Denver, 1999. (pdf)

Proverbs 1

• Johnson, John E. "An Analysis of Proverbs 1:1-7." Bib Sac 144 (1987): 419-432.

Proverbs 5

• Chisholm, Robert B. "'Drink Water from Your Own Cistern': A Literary Study of Proverbs 5:15-23." Bibliotheca Sacra 157 (2000): 397-409. (pdf)

Proverbs 7

• Bellis, Alice Ogden. "The Gender and Motives of Wisdom Teacher in Proverbs 7." Bulletin for Biblical Research 6 (1996): 15-22. (pdf)

Proverbs 8

• Hurowitz, V. A. "Nursling, Advisor, Architect? אמון and the Role of Wisdom in Proverbs 8,22-31." Biblica 80 (1999): 391-400.
• Miura, Nozomi. "A Typology of Personified Wisdom Hymns." Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2004).

Proverbs 9

• Byargeon, Rick W. "The Structure and Significance of Prov 9:7-12." JETS 40, no. 3 (1997): 367-375. (pdf)

Proverbs 10-15

• Hildebrandt, Ted. "Motivation and Antithetic Parallelism in Proverbs 10-15." JETS 35, no. 4 (1992): 433-444. (pdf)

Proverbs 10

• Hildebrandt, Ted. "Proverbial Strings: Cohesion in Proverbs 10." Grace Theological Journal 11, no. 2 (1990): 171-185. (pdf)

Proverbs 11

• Eshel, Hana. "6Q30, a Cursive Šin, and Proverbs 11." JBL 122, no. 3 (2003): 544-546. (pdf)

Proverbs 22

• Hildebrandt, Ted. "Proverbs 22:6a: Train Up a Child?" Grace Theological Journal 9, no. 1 (1988): 3-19. (pdf)

Proverbs 28-29

• Finkbeiner, Douglas. "An Analysis of the Structure of Proverbs 28 and 29." Calvary Baptist Theological Journal 11, no. 2 (1995): 1-14. (pdf)

Proverbs 31

• Hawkins, Tom R. "The Wife of Noble Character in Proverbs 31:10-31." Bibliotheca Sacra 153 (1995): 12-23. (pdf)
• Masenya, Madipoane. "A Mosadi (Woman) Reading of Proverbs 31:10-31." Newsletter of African Old Testament Scholarship 6 (May 1999).
• Yoder, Christine Roy. "The Woman of Substance (אשת־חיל): A Socioeconomic Reading of Proverbs 31:10-31." JBL 122, no. 3 (2003): 427-447.
• Wolters, Al. "Nature and Grace in the Interpretation of Proverbs 31:10-31." Calvin Theological Journal 19 (1984); 153-166. (pdf)

Blogs, ELists & Discussion Forums

• Beginning of Wisdom - Proverbs from the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East.

Bibliographies

• Hildebrant, Ted. Proverbs Bibliography. (pdf)
• Gargiulo, Massimo. Wisdom Literature and Proverbs 1-9: A Bibliography.