Preface

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1. The Wisdom Literature of Israel

1.2. Discussion of Problems and Aims

1.3. Method of Study

Chapter 2: The Formal Structure of the Wisdom

2.1. Introductory Notes

2.2. The Genres of the Wisdom

2.2.1. The Parable

2.2.2. The Allegory

2.2.3. The Fable

2.2.4. The Riddle

2.2.5. The numerical saying

2.2.6. Onomastica

2.2.7. Wisdom Teaching

2.2.8. The Hymn

2.2.9. The Dialogue

2.2.10. The Confession

2.2.11. Beatitude

2.2.12. The Populär Proverb

2.2.13. The Sentence ('Weisheitsspruch’)

Chapter 3: The Wisdom Admonition

3.1. The Structure of the Admonition in Proverbs

3.1.1. Admonition-Motivation in a Final Clause

3.1.2. Admonition-Motivation in Subordinate Clause

3.1.3. Admonition-Motivation in Result Clause or Result Description

3.1.4. Admonition-Motivation in Causal Clause

3.1.5. Admonition-Motivation in Predication

3.1.6. Admonition-Motivation as a Promise

3.1.7. Admonition-Motivation in an Interrogative Clause

3.1.8. Admonition-Motivation in a Conditional Clause

3.1.9. Admonition-Motivation in a Secondary Command

3.1.10. Admonitions in which the Motivation precedes the Imperative Form

3.1.11. An Implicit Admonition-Motivation

3.1.12. Complex Structures

3.1.13. Admonitions without Motivations?

3.2. Form-critical Conclusions

3.2.1. Index of References

3.2.2. Structural features of the Admonition as such in the various Collections

3.2.3. The Motivative Clauses

3.2.4. Form-critical Development

3.2.5. Linguistic Description of the Admonitions

3.2.6. The Relation of Admonition and Wisdom Saying

3.3. The Life-Setting (Sitz im Leben) of the Wisdom Admonitions

Chapter 4: The Ethos of the Wisdom

4.1. The Role and Function of the Motivation

4.2. Authority in the Wisdom Admonitions

4.3. The Relation between the Tôrâ and the Wisdom Admonition

4.4. The yir’ at Jahweh

4.5. The Ethos of the Wisdom

Chapter 5: The Ethos as Recognition of the Evil

Concluding Statements

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