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Proverbs 9:1-6
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| Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
 | Chapter II,
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
(Longer Version only - 4th cent interpolation) |
| I.17, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| Exegetical
Fragments, Hippolytus of Rome.
(c.225) |
| Chapter
VII, Scorpiace, Tertullian
(c. 213) |
| II.XI.3, First
Principles (De Principiis), Origen.
(c.225) |
| III.LIV, Against
Celsus, Origen.
(c.246) |
| Epistle LXII
-- Cyprian of Carthage (c.
253) |
| 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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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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| 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.):
| 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. |
| Mack,
Burton L.,
"Wisdom Myth and Mytho-logy: An Essay in Understanding a Theological
Tradition," Interpretation,
1970. |
| McKenzie,
Alyce M.,
"Wisdom as a Resource for Preaching in a Time of War," Journal
for Preachers, 2004. |
| McKinlay,
Judith E.,
"To Eat or Not to Eat: Where Is Wisdom in This Choice?" Semeia, 1999. |
| Murphy,
Roland E., O.Carm.,
"Wisdom and Eros in Proverbs 1-9," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1988. |
| 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. |
| Whybray,
R.N.,
"Some Literary Problems in Proverbs I-IX," Vetus Testamentum,
1966. |
| 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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