A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs (ICC)
Overview
For over one hundred years, the International Critical Commentary series has held a special place among works on the Bible. It has sought to bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis—linguistic and textual no less than archaeological, historical, literary and theological—with a level of comprehension and quality of scholarship unmatched by any other series.
No attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one school of thought.
The depth of analysis found in the International Critical Commentary (ICC) Series has yet to be surpassed in any commentary collection. One of the best features of this series is the extensive amount of background information given in each volume's introduction, where all of the analysis is provided before the actual commentary begins. Each volume packs more information into the introduction than you will often find in the body of most commentaries! Also consider that with the electronic versions of each volume, you will never need to leaf through the hundreds of pages in each volume searching for the passage you are studying.
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Top Highlights
“the idea seems to be that human wisdom and strength must be guided and sustained by God” (Page 60)
“the answer of the tongue = the final outcome of one’s reflections and purposes” (Page 320)
“ wisdom (= understanding, knowledge, insight, or discretion)” (Page 101)
“The proverb declares, in a simple and direct way, the principle (recognized everywhere in OT.) of the absoluteness of Yahweh’s government of the world, and it is added that every one of his acts has a definite purpose; since the wicked are punished, it is Yahweh who has created them to that end.” (Pages 320–321)
“Long life is considered in OT. to be one of the chief blessings of man’s lot (Ex. 20:12), including, as it does, the idea of happiness (so that the first line might be rendered: a long and happy life).” (Page 57)
... the crown (for having most furthered understanding in the nineteenth century) belongs to Crawford H. Toy's voluminous interpretation of the book of Proverbs.
—Rudolf Smend, Wisdom in Ancient Israel, Cambridge.
This commentary demonstrates Toy's mastery of ancient languages, and exhibits his convictions about Israelite monotheism.
—Paul R. House, Southern Baptist Journal of Theology
- Title: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs
- Author: C. H. Toy
- Editors: Samuel Rolles Driver, Alfred Plummer, and Charles Augustus Briggs
- Publisher: T & T Clark
- Publication Date: 1899
- Pages: 554
Reviews
2 ratings
Moshe Wise
2/2/2023
Faithlife/Logos introduced a great many errors when converting this book to a digital format. Because this book is in the public domain, this can be confirmed with little difficulty. The customer can hardly be expected to pay $44 for a corrupted version of a public domain book.
SEGBEAYAH K.(FELIX) DJOGBESSI
1/30/2018
