Proverbs : prose or poetry?

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Viljoen, Anneke

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OpenJournals Publishing

Abstract

Should Proverbs be read as prose or poetry? Considering the language craft is of essential significance for a hermeneutical enquiry into the biblical book of Proverbs. Five suppositions to support the presupposition that Proverbs is best read as poetry were considered.

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This article is based on the author’s PhD thesis entitled ‘An exploration of the symbolic world of Proverbs 10:1−15:33 with specific reference to ‘the fear of the Lord’”, prepared under the supervision of Prof. Pieter M. Venter in the Department of Old Testament Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa. (http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32997)

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Proverbs, Language craft, Biblical book, Poetry, Prose

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Viljoen, A., 2015, ‘Proverbs: Prose or poetry?', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(3), Art. #2882, 5 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v71i3.2882.