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Proverbs 31:10-31
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| Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
 | III.10, III.11, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| From the Geneva Notes. |
| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
 | "This
passage is to be applied to individuals, but may it not also be applied
to the church of God, which is described as a virtuous spouse? God by
his grace has formed from among sinful men a church of true believers,
to possess all the excellences here described." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "Here he lays down
several qualifications of an excellent wife, which are delivered in
alphabetical order, each verse beginning with a several letter of the
Hebrew alphabet." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The result of her
labor is her best eulogy. Nothing can add to the simple beauty of this
admirable portrait. On the measure of its realization in the daughters
of our own day rest untold results, in the domestic, and, therefore, the
civil and religious, welfare of the people." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Proverbs 31:10-32, Pentecost 16,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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Proverbs 31:10-31, Pentecost 16, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly
Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler,
Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
| "In preaching on this passage, you
might encourage listeners to think of women in their family or experience
who model this kind of resilience and care for family and community." |
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"The Ideal
Believer," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
| "Do you see any of these qualities in
yourself? In your spouse (if you are married)? How have these qualities
improved your life?" |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Engaging Biblical Women," Lillian Klein, Bible and Interpretation,
2003.
| "Indeed, in Proverbs 31, an ideal
Israelite woman is shown to be active and commanding in the marketplace as
well as in the home: this woman purchases property and manages finances
while her husband apparently has nothing to do but 'sit among the elders
of the land at the gates' (31.28)." |
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"The Woman of
Substance: A Socioeconomic Reading of Proverbs 31:10-31," Christine Roy
Yoder, Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003.
| "My contention is that the Woman of
Substance in Prov 31:10-31 is a composite figure of Persian-period women,
particularly women of affluence of position." |
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"Regulating 'Sons' and 'Daughters' in the Torah and in Proverbs: Some
Prelimina," Athalya Brenner, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2005.
| "Prescriptions and proscriptions are
rife here as well as in the ‘law’ passages of the Torah; the aim is, once
again, to produce a younger person who will be a well adjusted member of
society, as imagined in and to a certain extent also imaged or refracted
by the text." |
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"A
Rejoinder to A. Brenner," Francis Landy,
Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2005. |
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"Women and
House Religion," Elizabeth Willett, Bible and Interpretation.
| "Biblical descriptions like Proverbs 31
and 2 Kgs 23 attest that Israelite women assumed the responsibility of
weaving textiles and producing clothing for their families and deities." |
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"The Psychodynamics of a Religious Approach to Alcoholism," Howard J.
Clinebell, Jr., chapter 6 in Understanding and Counseling the Alcoholic,
1977.
| "The tragic inadequacy of the use of
alcohol as an opiate for social chaos becomes apparent when the cure is
recognized as a cause of further chaos." |
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"Can You Love God and Sex? African American Women on Sexuality and
Spirituality," Marcia L. Dyson, Essence, 1999.
| "Every Woman's Day we are quoted
Proverbs 31:10--'Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above
rubies.' We're all trying to become this virtuous woman, but we have this
burning within our very human bodies." |
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"The
Proverbs and the Idea of 'Money'," by Greg Herrick at the
Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Recognize
the potential for good that money properly used can have." |
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"The
Teaching of Proverbs on Work," by Greg Herrick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "If
you are good at what you do, do not be surprised when others want to see
you in action." |
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"Clergy, Children, and Families: Learning from Basic Concepts of Child
Therapy," Peter Cammarano, Padre Complex.
| ""On top of the fishbowl experience, clergy families
also experience the stress of mobility concerns, lack of control, and
boundary intrusions. Are there basic lessons that clergy families could
learn from the child therapy movement that could help manage these
stresses and support healthy families? Could elements of appropriate
emotional availability, active participation in the child’s play,
recognition of child resilience, limit setting, and filial therapy be a
beginning place for clergy families to learn from child therapy?" |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Hawkins, Tom R.,
"The Wife of Noble Character in Proverbs 31:10-31," Bibliotheca Sacra,
1996. |
| Hobbs, T.R.,
"Hospitality in the First Testament and the 'Teleological Fallacy',"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2001. |
| Kassis, Riad A.,
"A Note on SHALAL (Prov. XXXI 11b)," Vetus Testamentum,
2000. |
| Lang, Bernhard,
"Women's Work, Household and Property in Two Mediterranean Societies: A
Comparative Essay on Proverbs 31:10-31," Vetus Testamentum, 2004. |
| Masenya, Madipoane,
"Proverbs 31:10-31 in a South African Context: A Reading for the Liberation
of African (Northern Sotho) Women," Semeia, 1997. |
| Wolters, Al,
"The Meaning of KÎSÔR (Prov 31:19)," Hebrew Union College
Annual, 1994. |
| Wolters, Al,
"Nature and Grace in the Interpretation of Proverbs 31:10-31," Calvin
Theological Journal, 1984. |
| Wolters, Al,
"Proverbs XXXI 10-31 as Heroic Hymn: A Form-Critical Analysis," Vetus
Testamentum, 1988. |
| Wolters, Al,
"SÔPIYYÂ (Prov 31:27) as Hymnic Participle and Play on SOPHIA,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985. |
| Yoder, Christine Roy,
"The Woman of Substance ('ST-HYL): A Socioeconomic Reading of
Proverbs 31:10-31," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003. |
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| Reviews:
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Review: Madipoane Masenya (ngwana' Mphahlele),
How Worthy is the
Woman of Worth?: Rereading Proverbs 31:10-31 in African-South Africa.
(Peter Lang, 2004) Review by Petronella Verwijs in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review: Christine Roy Yoder,
Wisdom as a Woman of Substance: A
Socioeconomic Reading of Proverbs 1 - 9 and 31:10-31. (Walter deGruyter,
2001) Review by Christl Maier in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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| Sermons: |
| With Children: |
| Drama:
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"The
Interview," the Cooper Family, dramatix. |
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"Perfect
Partner," Simon & Sue Kingham, dramatix. |
| "Supermom," Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix. |
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"Proverbs 31 Woman!" Gwyneth Bedford, Glenn A Hascall, First Acts,
Christian Media Inc. |
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"Life's
Choices: A Play Based on Eight Characters in Proverbs," Robin Gallaher
Branch, Society of Biblical Literature Forum, 2006. |
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