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Subject Guide: Wisdom Books
Wisdom Books
The wisdom books of the Bible include Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon. These all contain the wisdom of God but in varying forms. Job is known for its discourses and speeches and Job and his friends search for wisdom about life’s issues. Psalms is a collection of songs. Proverbs is a collection of wise sayings. Ecclesiastes is a pessimistic exploration of wisdom from a worldly viewpoint. Song of Solomon is a collection of love stories and poems.
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Wisdom Book Resources
Tremper Longman
ProQuest Ebook Central
Wisdom of Israel
More Wisdom Book Resources
- (Library) Kidner, Derek. Wisdom to Live By: An Introduction to the OT Wisdom Books of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes
- (Online) Heater, Homer, Jr. Outline of Old Testament Wisdom And Poetry
Job Commentaries
More Job
- (Library) Longman, Tremper. 1 Chronicles thru Job: Layman Bible Commentary
- (Online) Kline, Meredith. Deuteronomy and Job (PDF) in Wycliffe Bible Commentary, ed. by C.F. Pfeiffer and E.F. Harrison. Chicago: Moody Press, 1962, pp. 155-204, 459-490.
- (Online) Kline, Meredith. Deuteronomy and Job in The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, ed. by M.C. Tenney. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1963, pp. 214-215, 443-444.
Psalms Commentaries
C.J.A. Vos
ProQuest Ebook Central
This book examines their meaning within the context of exegesis, homiletics and poetry. By investigating the structure, literary genre, history and theology of the Psalms he traces the ways in which they continue to be relevant to contemporary readers and to modern worship.
Klaus Seybold and R. Graeme Dunphy
ProQuest Ebook Central
Seybold guides the reader through the most important aspects of the history and literary form of the Psalm texts and the major questions of critical scholarship, and discusses all leading writers on the subject.
More Psalms
- (ProQuest) Hunter, Alastair G. Psalms. Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group, 1999.
- (ProQuest) Human, Dirk J., and Vos, C.J.A., eds. Psalms and Liturgy. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2005.
- (ProQuest) Seybold, Klaus. Introducing the Psalms. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2000.
- (ProQuest) Vos, C.J.A. Theopoetry of the Psalms. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2005.
- (ProQuest) Hilber, John W. Cultic Prophecy in the Psalms. Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2005.
- (ProQuest) Foster, Robert L., and Howard, David M., eds. My Words Are Lovely: Studies in the Rhetoric of the Psalms. New York: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2008.
- (ProQuest) DeClaissé-Walford, Nancy L., ed. The Shape and Shaping of the Book of Psalms: The Current State of Scholarship. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.
- (ProQuest) Waltke, Bruce K., Houston, James M., and Moore, Erika. The Psalms As Christian Lament. Chicago: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2014.
- (ProQuest) Moyise, Steve, and Menken, Maarten J. J., eds. The Psalms in the New Testament. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2004.
- (ProQuest) James, Joshua T. The Storied Ethics of the Thanksgiving Psalms. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
- (ProQuest) Tucker Jr., W. Dennis. Constructing and Deconstructing Power in Psalms 107-150. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.
- (ProQuest) Goulder, Michael D. The Psalms of the Sons of Korah. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 1983.
- (ProQuest) Whybray, R. Norman. Reading the Psalms As a Book. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 1996.
- (ProQuest) Flanagan, James W. David’s Social Drama: A Hologram of Israel’s Early Iron Age. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 1989.
- (ProQuest) Carey, Holly J. Jesus’ Cry from the Cross: Towards a First-Century Understanding of the Intertextual Relationship Between Psalm 22 and the Narrative of Mark’s Gospel. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2009.
- (ProQuest) Kynes, Will. My Psalm Has Turned into Weeping: Job’s Dialogue with the Psalms. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, Inc., 2012.
- (ProQuest) Becking, Bob, Peels, Eric. Psalms and Prayers: Papers Read at the Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study
- (ProQuest) Bons, Eberhard, Pouchelle, Patrick. The Psalms of Solomon: Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts
Proverbs Commentaries
Ernest C. Lucas
ProQuest Ebook Central
The book of Proverbs is examined both exegetically and thematically. Explicating the text in light of its ancient Near Eastern context, Lucas also shows the relevance of Proverbs for the twenty-first century.
More Proverbs
- (ProQuest) Lucas, Ernest. Proverbs
- (ProQuest) Whybray, R. Norman. Composition of the Book of Proverbs
- (ProQuest) Rotasperti, Sergio. Metaphors in Proverbs: Decoding the Language of Metaphor in the Book of Proverbs
- (ProQuest) Nel, Philip Johannes. The Structure and Ethos of the Wisdom Admonitions in Proverbs
- (ProQuest) Fox, Michael V. Proverbs 10-31
Ecclesiastes Commentaries
Mark J. Boda, Tremper Longman III, and Cristian Rata
ProQuest Ebook Central
Various historical looks at Ecclesiastes.
Julie Ann Duncan
ProQuest Ebook Central
Compact, critical commentaries on the books of the Old Testament for the use of theological students and pastors.
Michael V. Fox
ProQuest Ebook Central
Jewish Publication Society (JPS).
More Ecclesiastes
- (Library) Kidner, Derek. A Time to Dance and a Time to Mourn
- (ProQuest) Christianson, Eric S. Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries
Song of Solomon Commentaries
J. Cheryl Exum
ProQuest Ebook Central
This original commentary foregrounds at every turn the poetic genius of the Song of Songs, one of the most elusive texts of the Hebrew Bible.
More Song of Solomon
- (Online Article) Kline, Meredith. “Bible Book of the Month – Song of Songs” CT 3 (April 27, 1959): 22-23, 39.
- (ProQuest) Goulder, Michael D. The Song of fourteen Songs
- (ProQuest) Kingsmill, Edmée. The Song of Songs and the Eros of God: A Study in Biblical Intertextuality