Proverbs & Ecclesiastes

by Treier, Daniel J.

• ISBN13: 9781587431487
• ISBN10: 1587431483
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-07-01
• Publisher: Brazos Pr

Summary

Pastors and leaders of the classical church interpreted the Bible theologically, believing Scripture as a whole witnessed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Modern interpreters of the Bible questioned this premise. But in recent decades, a critical mass of theologians and biblical scholars has begun to reassert the priority of a theological reading of Scripture. The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret Scripture for the twenty-first century. In this addition to the well-received series, Daniel Treier offers theological exegesis of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	p. ix
Author's Preface	p. xv
Abbreviations	p. xvii
Introduction: Sage Theological Commentary	p. xix
Proverbs
Two Ways (Proverbs 1-9)	p. 3
The Basic Framework	p. 3
Prologue (1:1-7)	p. 10
Hearing No Evil (1:8-19)	p. 14
Hearing Wisdoms Offer (1:20-33)	p. 18
Accepting Wisdom's Offer (2)	p. 21
Holding on to Wisdom (3)	p. 25
Prizing and Protecting the Parental Path (4)	p. 29
Avoiding the Adulteress (5)	p. 32
Avoiding Various Entanglements (6)	p. 36
Avoiding Dame Folly (7)	p. 40
Hearing Lady Wisdoms Offer Again (8)	p. 44
Final Offers from Wisdom and Folly (9)	p. 57
The Virtues of Proverbs (Proverbs 10-29)	p. 61
Overview	p. 61
Seven (Cardinal and Theological) Virtues	p. 66
Seven Capital Vices	p. 82
Speech Acts	p. 101
Final Words: Wisdom in Cosmic, Social, and Familial Context (Proverbs 30-31)	p. 106
Oracles from Outsiders	p. 106
Order in Society and the Family	p. 109
Ecclesiastes
Introduction: Nothing Is Really New or Lasting (Under the Sun) (Ecclesiastes 1:1-11)	p. 119
A Quest for "Better" (Ecclesiastes 1:12-6:9)	p. 133
Wisdom Offers No Permanent Gain (1:12-18)	p. 134
Achievements Offer No Permanent Gain (2:1-26)	p. 137
Everything Must Be Suitable for Its Time (3:1-15)	p. 150
Is There a Time or Place for Justice? (3:16-22)	p. 157
Justice and the Community(4:l-l6)	p. 160
God's Economy; Fulfilling Vows'(5:l-7)	p. 167
Earthly Economies: Seeing "Wealth, Sleeping Well (5:8-6:9)	p. 172
Transition: Summary of Part 1 and Introduction to Part 2 (Ecclesiastes 6:10-12)	p. 181
Who Knows? (Ecclesiastes 7:1-12:7)	p. 183
Proverbs on Wise Living in the Face of Death (7:1-14)	p. 184
Musings on Retribution Theology (7:15-29)	p. 188
Reflections on Wisdom and Authority (8:1-9)	p. 197
Observations Regarding (Injustice (8:10-17)	p. 200
More on Wise Living in the Face of the Future (9:1-10:20)	p. 204
Proverbs on Acting without Certain Knowledge (11:1 -6)	p. 215
Summing Up: Wisdom for Youth (11:7-12:7)	p. 219
Conclusion: The End of the Matter (Ecclesiastes 12:8-14)	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 237
Subject Index	p. 239
Scripture Index	p. 245
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