You know more of the Bible than you think you do, I often remark to my students. Phrases such as “As a dog returns to its own vomit” or “spare the rod and spoil the child” are well-known in English as ...

Proverbs belongs to the so-called wisdom literature of the Old Testament and cannot be fully understood without some knowledge of this literary genre. In some measure wisdom is found amongst all ...

Tonight I’m attending a new support group for Christians who want to be better stewards of our money. This fall we’ll be reading from Mark Scandrette’s book Free: Spending Your Time and Money on What ...

The Hebrew Bible’s Book of Proverbs, sandwiched between the Psalms and Job, elucidates moral values and proper conduct for a life of wisdom and justice. Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, author of The Book of ...

This biblical book of sayings and advice is full of wisdom. Jewish tradition teaches that King Solomon authored the Book of Proverbs; in Hebrew, the book is known as Mishlei Shlomo, or “The Proverbs ...

Answer: There are different ways to interpret Scripture and still honor God's Word. The most common choices are literal or figurative. Some passages we understand to be literal truths; they will ...

Several studies have expressed the theory that contact between the Book of Proverbs and Pentateuchal Literature is extremely limited or even non-existent. Even when such a relationship was established ...