Proverbs: Prose or poetry?

HTS Theological Studies 71 (3) (2015)
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Abstract

Should Proverbs be read as prose or poetry? Considering the language craft is of essential significance for a hermeneutical enquiry into the biblical book of Proverbs. Five suppositions to support the presupposition that Proverbs is best read as poetry were considered.

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Reading Proverbs 10–22.Richard J. Clifford - 2009 - Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 63 (3):242-253.
The rhetoric of wisdom in Proverbs 3:1-12.J. H. Potgieter - 2002 - HTS Theological Studies 58 (4).
Surprised by Wisdom: Preaching Proverbs.Ellen F. Davis - 2009 - Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 63 (3):264-277.

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