For For pastors, students and scholars working closely on the text; not for a first reading of the book or for devotional use.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
1 of 5specialist interest
For the researcher
5 of 5essential
Difficulty
4 of 5hard
A full scholarly commentary on Proverbs in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament: his own translation, textual and historical notes, and theological reflection section by section. For close study, not first reading.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential0 of 5
Sociological2 of 5
Historical4 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
His commentary on Proverbs in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament, published by Eerdmans in 2023. His website hosts earlier work on the book, including a study of the arrangement of the sayings in Proverbs 10–15.
The Book of Proverbs
by John Goldingay
For For pastors, students and scholars working closely on the text; not for a first reading of the book or for devotional use.
Should I read this?
A full scholarly commentary on Proverbs in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament: his own translation, textual and historical notes, and theological reflection section by section. For close study, not first reading.
How it proceeds
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
His commentary on Proverbs in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament, published by Eerdmans in 2023. His website hosts earlier work on the book, including a study of the arrangement of the sayings in Proverbs 10–15.
Catalog ID
W.BS2BRT.K