Wisdom and the Feminine in the Book of Proverbs (1985 Camp), book

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Wisdom and the Feminine in the Book of Proverbs (1985) is a book by Claudia V. Camp.

Abstract

Editions

Published in Decatur, GA: Almond Press, 1985.

Contents

Pt. I. A survey of scholarly literature on the figure of personified wisdom in Proverbs. -- Personified wisdom from the perspective of the history of religions -- Personified wisdom from the perspective of the Israelite religious tradition -- Pt. II. Female imagery in the Bible and its relationship to personified wisdom. -- Methodological considerations : female wisdom as a literary figure -- Female roles and images relating to personified wisdom -- Pt. III. Context and style in the interpretation of personified wisdom. -- The literary and theological problems posed by the proverb collection -- Proverbs 1-9 and 31 as the means for the literary re-contextualization of the proverb collection -- Personification as a stylistic device -- Pt. IV. Female wisdom as a religious symbol in the post-exilic period. -- The ethos and world view of post-exilic Israel -- Personified wisdom as a religious symbol : the function of the female imagery.

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