Proverbs

by Derek Kidner

Overview

Proverbs—a book full of wisdom, and yet a book demanding all one's wisdom to understand. Derek Kidner has not only provided a running commentary on the whole of Proverbs, but has also included two helpful study aids: a set of subject guides that bring together teaching scattered throughout the book, and a short concordance that helps locate lost sayings (in territory notoriously hard to search) and encourages further subject studies. In short, this volume is a wise person's guide to wisdom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830829392
Publisher:	InterVarsity Press
Publication date:	03/06/2018
Series:	Kidner Classic Commentaries
Pages:	189
Sales rank:	518,216
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x (h) x 8.25(d)

About the Author

The works of Derek Kidner (MA, Christ's College, Cambridge) are full of the marks of both professor and pastor with his even­handed scholarship as well as his devotional insight. These qualities have made his commentaries in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary series and The Bible Speaks Today series some of the most beloved and popular of recent decades. Kidner had a long career in both the church and the academy in England. He studied at Cambridge University and then served in the ministry for several years before becoming a senior tutor at Oak Hill Theological College. Kidner began his writing career while serving as warden of Tyndale House in Cambridge from 1964 to 1978, publishing his ninth and final book, The Message of Jeremiah, in 1987.

Table of Contents

General Preface
Author's Preface
Chief AbbreviationsIntroduction
The Book of Proverbs and the Wisdom of Israel
Wisdom in the Ancient World
The Structure, Authorship, Date and Text of ProverbsSubject Studies
God and Man
Wisdom
The Fool
The Sluggard
The Friend
Words
The Family
Life and Death
Analysis
Commentary
A Short Concordance

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