Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947-2016-11-092016-11-092016-08-19Venter, P.M., 2016, ‘Review of James Alfred Loader “Proverbs 1–9” (Historical Commentary on the Old Testament), Peeters Leuven, 2014’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 72(4), a3385. http://dx.DOI. org/ 10.4102/hts.v72i4.3385.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v72i4.3385http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57815This research is part of the project, ‘Old Testament Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and Qumran Texts Studies’ directed by Prof. Pieter Venter, Emeritus Professor, Department of Old Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria.Loader’s commentary on Proverbs 1–9 belongs to the category of technical commentaries. It is evaluated in terms of similar commentaries written by scholars who focus on interpreting the original Hebrew text. The design of the commentary, the four essays included in the commentary, and the approach to the text is discussed. A final section deals with Loader’s exposition of Proverbs 8. This section focuses on the problematic Hebrew terms qnh in 8:22 and ‘amon in 8:30 and compares his interpretation with the opinions raised by other scholars in this regard.en© 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Proverbs 8Technical commentaryCommentary on Proverbs 1–9Hebrew textJames Alfred LoaderTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-05SDG-05: Gender equalityTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsArticle