The Hermeneutics of Torah

<p>This revised and extended English edition of Bernd U. Schipper's 2012 German study of Proverbs incorporates the results of his continued research and writings on Proverbs. For nearly a century many biblical scholars have argued that the main theological traditions such as the divine law God's torah do not appear in the book of Proverbs. In this volume however Schipper demonstrates that Proverbs interacts in a sophisticated way with the concept of the torah. A detailed analysis of Proverbs 2 and other passages from the first part of the book of Proverbs shows that Proverbs engages in a postexilic discourse around wisdom and torah concerning the abilities of humans to fulfill the will of YHWH exemplified in the divine torah. </p>