Hermeneutik der Tora - Studien zur Traditionsgeschichte von Prov 2 und zur Komposition von Prov 1-9

The Book of Proverbs plays almost no role at all in the current discussion on the status of the Torah in the post-exile era. This study casts light on traditional background of Prov 2 and, on this basis, investigates the composition of Prov 1–9. It shows that the Book of Proverbs can be assigned to a theological debate that was held on the relationship between wisdom and the Torah and that was reflected in literary terms in the composition and editing of the Book.


Bernd U. Schipper, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.