Understanding the Old Testament
Season 1
Ep 21. Proverbs in the Bible: Wisdom Literature
- TV-PG
- November 29, 2019
- 29 min
Discover the Old Testament genre of "wisdom literature" and the varieties of knowledge it encompasses. In the first nine sections of Proverbs, study the use of paired metaphors that guide the reader's understanding. Examine the use of personification in Proverbs to express wisdom: as referred to as a woman, as present with God at creation, and as equivalent to the nature of the universe.