Twice-told Proverbs and the Composition of the Book of Proverbs

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Eisenbrauns, 1993 - History - 146 pages

The Book of Proverbs is permeated with patterns of repetition, yet to date no major work on Proverbs has dealt adequately with this phenomenon. Snell catalogs and analyzes repetitive words and verses and uses the data to draw conclusions about the composition of the book. He sees four stages in the composition of the book, with the earliest section dated no later than Hezekiah's reign. This book provides a wealth of information, including indexes of repetitive words and verses and an English translation of J. M. Grintz's major essay on the composition of Proverbs, which has previously been available only in Hebrew. The basic work done here will need to be considered in any future work on the Book of Proverbs and wisdom literature in general.

 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Theories of Composition
5
Theories about Repetition
10
How Are Verses Repeated?
15
Types of Repetition
18
Repeated Verses in the Septuagint
23
Catalog of Repeated Verses
34
Significance of Repetitions
60
Composition of the Book
74
Conclusion
83
English Translation of Jehoshua M Grintzs The Proverbs of Solomon
87
Bibliography
115
Repeated Words in Repeated Verses and Clichés
119
Repeated Verses and Verses with Clichés
139
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TitleTwice-told Proverbs and the Composition of the Book of Proverbs
AuthorDaniel C. Snell
Editionillustrated
PublisherEisenbrauns, 1993
ISBN0931464668, 9780931464669
Length146 pages
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History / Ancient / General
Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General
  
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