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Proverbs 8:1-31
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Chapter LXI,
Chapter CXXIX,
Dialogue With Trypho,
Justin
Martyr. (c 160) |
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Chapter 10, Apology
for the Christians,
Athenagoras
of Athens. (c 177) |
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IV.XX.3,
V.XXIV.1, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter VIII,
Exhortation to the Greeks,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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I.10,
II.1,
III.6,
III.12, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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I.13,
II.18,
III.17,
VI.15,
VII.2, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter XVIII,
Chapter XX,
Chapter XXXII,
Chapter XLV,
Against Hermogenes,
Tertullian (c.
205) |
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Exegetical Fragments,
(Scroll down to ON PROVERBS)
Hippolytus (c
210). |
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Chapter
VI,
Chapter
VII,
Chapter
XIX, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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I.II.1, First
Principles (De Principiis),
Origen.
(c.225) |
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VI.IX, The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena),
Hippolytus of Rome.
(c. 225) |
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I.11,
I.22,
I.39, Commentary
on the Gospel of John,
Origen.
(c.228) |
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III.LIV, Against
Celsus,
Origen.
(c.246) |
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II, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and
St. Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen.
(c.247) |
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III.46, Against the Heathen,
Athanasius of
Alexandria, c. 318. |
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Book I,
Chapter 2, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320). |
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Statement of Faith,
Athanasius of
Alexandria, c. 330. |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Solomon declares that man is
the cause of his own perdition and that he cannot pretend ignorance,
for God calls all men by his word and his works to follow virtue and
flee from vice." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Where there is an
understanding heart, and willingness to receive the truth in love,
wisdom is valued above silver and gold." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "Some understand it of the
Divine wisdom; others of the second person in the Godhead: and it
cannot be denied that some passages best agree to the former, and
others to the latter opinion. Possibly both may be joined together,
and the chapter may be understood of Christ considered partly in his
personal capacity, and partly in regard of his office, which was to
impart the mind and will of God to mankind." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Contrasted with sensual
allurements are the advantages of divine wisdom, which publicly
invites men, offers the best principles of life, and the most
valuable benefits resulting from receiving her counsels." |
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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 8:1-4, 22-31, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C,
Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Trinity Sunday,
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. |
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"The Person of Wisdom," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
| "...no matter how people interpret the
author's meaning of "wisdom," there can be no doubt these passages (and
those like them) were critical in the development of Christian view for
God as three persons." |
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"Weaving
Wisdom," Expository Essay,
Proverbs 8:22-31, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
| "...as Proverbs promises, wisdom is
there for those who seek it diligently. Ask wisdom. She will tell you." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
| "In verse 30, one word
'amown identifies three different ways of being with G*D: 'master
worker', 'nursing child' or 'confident'." |
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| "The
Claims of Wisdom in Proverbs 8:1-36," William C. Davis, in Kerux:
The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
| "The ancient church
controversy over the deity of Christ involved the church fathers in
a discussion of the implications of Proverbs 8:22-31 for
Christology. Their formulation located Christ, the Wisdom of God (I
Cor. 1:24,30), in the Proverbs account of creation. However, the
Christological import of Proverbs 8 is not exhausted in the
references to Christ as creator." |
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| Articles & Background:
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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.):
| Dahood,
Mitchell, S.J.,
"Proverbs 8:22-31, Translation and Commentary," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1968. |
| Fox,
Michael V., "The Epistemology of the Book of Proverbs," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2007.
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| Fox,
Michael V.,
"Ideas of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1997. |
| Habel,
Norman C.,
"The Symbolism of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9," Interpretation,
1972. |
| Lenzi,
Alan,
"Proverbs 8:22-31: Three Perspectives on Its Composition,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2006. |
| Mack,
Burton L.,
"Wisdom Myth and Mytho-logy: An Essay in Understanding a Theological
Tradition," Interpretation,
1970. |
| Matlack,
Hugh,
"The Play of Wisdom," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1988. |
| McKenzie,
Alyce M.,
"Wisdom as a Resource for Preaching in a Time of War," Journal
for Preachers, 2004. |
| Murphy,
Roland E., O.Carm.,
"Wisdom and Eros in Proverbs 1-9," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1988. |
| Murphy,
Roland E., O.Carm.,
"Wisdom and Creation," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985. |
| Pentiuc,
Eugen J.,
"A Self-Offering God and His Begotten Wisdom (Proverbs 8:22-24),"
Greek Orthodox Theological Review,
2001. |
| Perkins,
Pheme,
"Beside the Lord," The Christian Century,
1989. |
| Scott,
R.B.Y.,
"Wisdom in Creation: the
'AMÔN of Proverbs 8:30,"
Vetus Testamentum, 1960. |
| Skehan,
Patrick W.,
"The Seven Columns of Wisdom's House in Proverbs 1-9," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1947. |
| Steinmann,
Andrew E.,
"Proverbs 1-9 as a Solomonic Composition," Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 2000. |
| Van Leeuwen, Raymond C.,
"Liminality
and Worldview in Proverbs 1-9," Semeia, 1990. |
| Webster,
Jane S.,
"Sophia: Engendering Wisdom in Proverbs, Ben Sira, and the Wisdom of
Solomon," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,
1998. |
| Weeks,
Stuart,
"The Context and Meaning of Proverbs 8:30a," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2006. |
| Whybray,
R.N.,
"Proverbs 8:22-31 and Its Supposed Prototypes," Vetus
Testamentum, 1965. |
| Whybray,
R.N.,
"Some Literary Problems in Proverbs I-IX," Vetus Testamentum,
1966. |
| Williams,
Daniel H.,
"Proverbs 8:22-31, Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation,
1994. |
| Yee, Gale
A.,
"'I Have Perfumed My Bed with Myrrh': The Foreign Woman ('iššâ
zārâ) in Proverbs 1-9,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,
1989. |
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| Reviews:
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Review:
Rolf Schäfer, Die Poesie der Weisen: Dichotomie als Grundstruktur der
Lehr- und Weisheitsgedichte in Proverbien 1-9. (Review is in English) (Neukirchener
Verlag, 1999) Reviewed by William P. Brown 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:
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"Wisdom: A
Gift or a Task?" Sr. Joan Chittister, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago
Sunday Evening Club, 1996.
| "Those who follow God down circuitous paths wherever
life steers become a torch for others. It is that kind of wisdom each of
us celebrates and each of us prays for in our own lives." |
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8:27, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
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