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.
Description
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)
Keywords
Proverbs, Language craft, Biblical book, Poetry, Prose
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
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.