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Some small changes to the blog...2 comments

parkersmood wrote 1 week ago: I have made a very minor change to this blog.  There is now a separate tag for Hebrew resources and … more →

Tags: Blog, Updated Wisdom Literature Bibliography

Saturday is for Sumerian Proverbs: July 4th3 comments

parkersmood wrote 2 weeks ago: Occasionally (when I haven’t been bogged down with other responsibilities), I post a Sumerian Prover … more →

Tags: proverbs, wisdom lit, Ben, Bendt Alster, Saturday is for Sumerian Proverbs, sumer, Sumerian

The Old and New Testaments

djeter wrote 2 weeks ago: Avery Cardinal Dulles No sophisticated reader today needs to be told that the Old Testament did not … more →

Tags: Avery Cardinal Dulles, Revelation In The Old Testament, Stages Of Salvation History, The Call of Abraham, Exodus and Sinai, The Prophets, Deuteronomy, Messianic and Apocalyptic Expectation, Psalms

Charles Dickens, The Book of Proverbs, and Biblical Interpretation.

parkersmood wrote 3 weeks ago: Because of a recent book meme, I thought about writing how Charles Dickens has had an impact on the … more →

Tags: wisdom lit, Exegesis, Biblical Interpretation, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, Lady Wisdom, Proverbs 1-9

The Hilarity of Roland Murphy

parkersmood wrote 3 weeks ago: Roland Murphy is one of my favorite commentators.  He wrote with such a clarity and generally with a … more →

Tags: Roland Murphy

My Thoughts on the Form of the Instruction in Proverbs 1-9

parkersmood wrote 1 month ago: The other day my friend, Calvin, and I were chatting about the form of the instruction, as it pertai … more →

Tags: wisdom lit, proverbs, Form Criticism, Instruction Genre, Proverbs 1-9

Saturday is for Sumerian Proverbs

parkersmood wrote 1 month ago: On some weekends I have posted a proverb in translation from Bendt Alster’s Proverbs of Ancient Sume … more →

Tags: proverbs, Saturday is for Sumerian Proverbs, Sumerian Proverb, sumer

MMM...MMM...Good: A Proverbs Sandwich

parkersmood wrote 1 month ago: A primary focus of the first collection within Proverbs is how the literary son will interact with t … more →

Tags: proverbs, wisdom lit, Structure of the book of Proverbs

The 'Strange Woman' of Proverbs

John Uebersax wrote 2 months ago: The ‘Strange Woman’ of Proverbs The Book of Proverbs refers to the strange woman. For e … more →

Tags: Allegorical Interpretation, Cognitive Psychology, Old Testament, Psalms, Sapiential eschatology

Saturday is for Sumerian Proverbs

parkersmood wrote 2 months ago: Each week I have chosen to share a particular proverb from Bendt Alster’s book Proverbs of An … more →

Tags: Wisdom, Saturday is for Sumerian Proverbs, Sumerian Proverb, sumer

Book Review: Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Psalms & Wisdom Literature5 comments

parkersmood wrote 2 months ago: Several months ago, I wrote a small book review on Derek Kidner’s introduction to the Wisdom … more →

Tags: Book Review, Ernest C Lucas, Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Psalms &

An Exploration Into Reading Wisdom Literature

Dennis Lewis wrote 2 months ago: Dennis LewisI have been writing reviews of wisdom literature, both classical and modern, for many pu … more →

Tags: awakening, musings, Society / Politics, Gurdjieff, Lao Tzu, Listening, Mac Picard, Plato, Reading

Saturday is for Sumerian Proverbs: Mother's Day Addition1 comment

parkersmood wrote 2 months ago: Now that the semester is over, I will be able to continue this series (Saturday is for Sumerian Pro … more →

Tags: wisdom lit, Saturday is for Sumerian Proverbs, sumer

Help...Wisdom of S̆uruppak/Shuruppak2 comments

parkersmood wrote 2 months ago: If someone is reading this and has a copy of the title mentioned in the subject, I could really use … more →

Tags: Education, Help, S̆uruppak, Shuruppak

The Song of Solomon as Poetry and Wisdom

winterhavenchurchofchrist wrote 2 months ago:             Over the past two weeks we have discussed how we should read the Song of Solomon. Should … more →

Tags: interpretation, Love Song, Song of Solomon

Proverbs: The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom1 comment

james wrote 3 months ago: Proverbs: View Series Socrates is credited by most to be one of the founders of Western philosophy.  … more →

Tags: Bible, Theology, Christianity, Ecclesiastes, God, Philosophy, proverbs, Socrates, Solomon

Restoration Experts and Sharpshooters

spurgeon wrote 3 months ago: The famous American flag Francis Scott Key watched flap in the sky as he wrote the national anthem ( … more →

Tags: Essay

Crenshaw's Statistics on Literacy within the Ancient Near East2 comments

parkersmood wrote 3 months ago: A portion of an upcoming paper that I am working on will explore the nature of schools or education … more →

Tags: Ancient Near Eastern Studies, James Crenshaw, Literacy in Antiquity

Sunday is for Sumerian Proverbs

parkersmood wrote 3 months ago: On some weekends (when I haven’t been too busy), I have posted a proverb in translation from B … more →

Tags: wisdom lit, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Saturday is for Sumerian Proverbs, Sumerian Proverb, sumer


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