TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pilch,John J.
TI  - The cultural life setting of the Proverbs
SN  - 9781506406794
AV  - BS1465.53.P55 2016 13818
U1  - 223.7 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Minneapolis
PB  - Fortress Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Proverbs
KW  - Commentaries
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - History of Biblical events
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234); Outline of the book of Proverbs -- Reading scenarios for the book of Proverbs
N2  - "Reading the Proverbs as "timeless" observations and recommendations regarding human nature, valid for all cultures and places, blunts their cultural relevance, argues John J. Pilch. Similar in approach and format to the Social-Science Commentary on the New Testament volumes that he authored with Richard L. Rohrbaugh and Bruce J. Malina, this volume explores and describes the cultural matrix of the Mediterranean world from which the Proverbs come and of which they are descriptive. A list of social-science "scenarios" provides ready reference to particular aspects of the larger Mediterranean culture"--
ER  -