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Proverbs 9:1-6
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Chapter II, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer Version only - 4th cent
interpolation) |
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I.17,
Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Exegetical Fragments,
Hippolytus of Rome. (c.225) |
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Exegetical Fragments (another),
Hippolytus of Rome. (c.225) |
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Chapter VII,
Scorpiace,
Tertullian (c. 213) |
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II.XI.3,
First Principles (De Principiis),
Origen. (c.225) |
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III.LIV,
Against Celsus,
Origen. (c.246) |
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Epistle LXII --
Cyprian of Carthage (c. 253) |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "He compares wisdom with great
princes who keep open house for all who come." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "There is no true wisdom but
in the way of religion, no true life but in the end of that way.
Here is the happiness of those that embrace it." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "Maidens - Her servants
to invite the guests, ministers of the word whom he calls maidens
for the decency of the parable; for wisdom being compared to a great
princess, was fit to be attended upon by maidens." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The more a wise man learns,
the more he loves wisdom." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary, Proverbs 9:1-6, Sara Koenig, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
| "In many ways, the message in
this text of Proverbs is quite simple: wisdom is better than
foolishness." |
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Proverbs 9:1-6, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"Simpletons, Fools, and Mockers," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Pornographic Culture," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2002. |
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"On Wisdom," Paul Tillich. From The Eternal Now, 1963.
| "One speaks of experience, insight,
knowledge; and indeed those are related to wisdom and often part of it. But
none of them is wisdom itself. Wisdom is greater than these." |
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| "Wisdom
and Folly," Steven M. Baugh, in Kerux: The Online
Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
| "Lady Wisdom was the
Evangelist, the Life-Giver and the House-Builder. Who else could
this be than Jesus?" |
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| Fox,
Michael V.,
"Ideas of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1997.
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| Habel,
Norman C.,
"The Symbolism of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9," Interpretation,
1972.
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| Mack,
Burton L.,
"Wisdom Myth and Mytho-logy: An Essay in Understanding a Theological
Tradition," Interpretation,
1970.
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| McKenzie,
Alyce M.,
"Wisdom as a Resource for Preaching in a Time of War," Journal
for Preachers, 2004.
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| McKinlay,
Judith E.,
"To Eat or Not to Eat: Where Is Wisdom in This Choice?" Semeia, 1999.
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| Murphy,
Roland E., O.Carm.,
"Wisdom and Eros in Proverbs 1-9," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1988.
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| Skehan,
Patrick W.,
"The Seven Columns of Wisdom's House in Proverbs 1-9," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1947.
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| Steinmann,
Andrew E.,
"Proverbs 1-9 as a Solomonic Composition," Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 2000.
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| Van Leeuwen, Raymond C.,
"Liminality and Worldview in Proverbs 1-9," Semeia, 1990.
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| Webster,
Jane S.,
"Sophia: Engendering Wisdom in Proverbs, Ben Sira, and the Wisdom of
Solomon," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,
1998.
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| Whybray,
R.N.,
"Some Literary Problems in Proverbs I-IX," Vetus Testamentum,
1966.
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| 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: |
| Sermons:
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"Spiritual
Intelligence,"
Fr. Patrick Brennan, 30 Good
Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club,
2000. "Spiritual Intelligence is lived
and living spirituality." |
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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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