Bibliography

  • Ansberry, Christopher B. “What Does Jerusalem Have to Do with Athens?: The Moral Vision of the Book of Proverbs and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics.” Hebrew Studies 51, no. 1 (2010): 157–73.
  • Bland, Dave. “The Formation of Character in the Book of Proverbs.” Restoration Quarterly 40, no. 4 (1998): 221–37.
  • Brown, William P. “The Formation of Character in Proverbs; or, Virtue and the Art of Community Maintenance.” In Character in Crisis: A Fresh Approach to the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament, 22–39. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
  • Brown, William P. “The Pedagogy of Proverbs 10:1-31:9.” In Character and Scripture: Moral Formation, Community, and Biblical Interpretation, 150–182. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002.
  • Culp, A. J. “In My Father’s House: The Place of Wonder in Proverbs’ Vision of Education.” In Wondering about God Together: Research-Led Learning and Teaching in Theological Education, edited by Les Ball and Peter G. Bolt, 254–269. Macquarie Park: SCD Press, 2018.
  • Fox, Michael V. “The Pedagogy of Proverbs 2.” Journal of Biblical Literature 113, no. 2 (1994):
  • 233–43.
  • Fox, Michael V. “Ideas of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9.” Journal of Biblical Literature 116, no. 4 (1997): 613–33.
  • Fox, Michael V. “The Social Location of the Book of Proverbs.” In Texts, Temples, and Traditions: Essays in Honor of Menahem Haran, edited by Michael V. Fox, Victor Avigdor Horowitz, Avi Hurvitz, Michael L. Klein, Baruch J. Schwartz, and Nili Shuck, 227–239. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1996.
  • Khobnya, Andrey. “Formation and Education in Proverbs 1–9: Theological and Pedagogical Principles.” Didache: Faithful Teaching 7, no. 2 (2008): 1–30.
  • Melchert, Charles F. Wise Teaching: Biblical Wisdom and Educational Ministry. Trinity Press International, 1998.
  • Van Leeuwen, Raymond C. “Liminality and Worldview in Proverbs 1–9.” Semeia 50 (1990):
  • 111–144.
  • Whybray, R. N. “The Book of the Ten Discourses.” In Wisdom in Proverbs: The Concept of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9, 33–52. Studies in Biblical Theology. Naperville: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., 1965.

Artwork

  • Cover Page: de Neter, Laurentius. The Broad and the Narrow Way. 1630. Oil on panel, 59 × 78 cm. Museum Catharijneconvent.
  • Page iii-iv: Follower of Fre Seyon. Diptych with Mary and Her Son Flanked by Archangels, Apostles and a Saint. Late 15th century. Glue tempera on panel, 25.4 × 19.05 × 1.91 cm. The Walters Art Museum.
  • Page v–vi: Bruyn, Abraham de. King Solomon Writing the Book of Proverbs. 1583. Engraving on paper, 164 × 113 mm. Rijksmuseum.
  • Page vii: Cole, Thomas. The Voyage of Life: Manhood. 1842. Oil on canvas, 134.3 × 202.6 cm.
  • National Gallery of Art.
  • Page 3: Giorgione. Three Philosophers. 1508. Oil on canvas, 25.5 × 146.2 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum.
  • Page 4–5: Toorenvliet, Jacob. Benediction Being Read in the Synagogue. 1670. Oil on canvas, 66 × 82.5 cm. National Museum of Art.
  • Page 6: Giovanni Guidi, Giovanni di ser. The Seven Liberal Arts. 1460. Tempera on wood with gold finishes, 50 cm × 159 cm. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.
  • Page 7: Pesellino, Francesco. Seven Liberal Arts. 1450. Tempera on panel, 41.5 × 147.3 cm.
  • Birmingham Museum of Art.
  • Page 9: Follower of Rembrandt van Rijn. An Elderly Man in Prayer. 1660. Oil on canvas, 87.3 × 72 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art.
  • Page 10–11: Greuze, Jean-Baptiste. The Bible Reading. 1755. Oil on canvas, 65.3 × 82.4 cm.
  • Louvre Museum.
  • Page 15: Dou, Gerrit. Old Man Praying. 1670. Oil on panel, 18 × 12.7 cm. Leiden Collection.
  • Page 17–18: da Castelfranco, Giorgione. The Three Ages. 1500. Oil on panel, 62 × 77 cm.
  • Palazzo Pitti.
  • Page 20: Anonymous. Wisdom Has Built Her House. 1548. Tempera on wood, 146 × 106 cm.
  • State Tretyakov Gallery.
  • Page 23: Friedrich, Caspar David. The Stages of Life. 1834. Oil on canvas, 72.5 × 94 cm.
  • Museum der bildenden Künste.
  • Page 24: Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco. King David. 1651. Oil on canvas, 223.5 × 170.2 cm.
  • National Gallery.
  • Page 26–27: Haanen, George Gillis. The Night School. 1835. Oil on panel, 64 × 50 cm.
  • Rijksmuseum.
  • Page: 30–31: Botticelli, Sandro. Young Man Before the Seven Liberal Arts. 1445. Fresco, tempera, plaster, 238 × 284 cm. Louvre Museum.
  • Page 34: Anonymous. Panel Portrait of a Man. Late 1st Century CE. Encaustic (wax and pigments) on wood, 39.4 × 20.5 cm. The Walters Art Museum.
  • Page 35: Anonymous. Panel Portrait of a Woman. 2nd Century CE. Encaustic (wax and pigments) on wood, 44 × 18.9 × 1.4 cm. The Walters Art Museum.
  • Page 38: Pourbus, Pieter. Two Wings of a Triptych with Portraits of Donors with Saints Adrian and John the Baptist. 1530. Oil on panel, 91 × 29 cm. Rijksmuseum.
  • Page 40–41: Drost, Willem. Standing Young Man at the Window in His Study Reading. 1647.
  • Oil on canvas, 79.5 × 88.7 cm. Statens Museum for Kunst.