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The Book Of Proverbs: Chapters 1-15. (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) Hardcover – October 14, 2004

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Over twenty-five years in the making, this much-anticipated commentary promises to be the standard study of Proverbs for years to come. Written by eminent Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke, this two-volume commentary is unquestionably the most comprehensive work on Proverbs available.

Grounded in the new literary criticism that has so strengthened biblical interpretation of late, Waltke's commentary on Proverbs demonstrates the profound, ongoing relevance of this Old Testament book for Christian faith and life. A thorough introduction addresses such issues as text and versions, structure, authorship, and theology. The detailed commentary itself explains and elucidates Proverbs as "theological literature." Waltke's highly readable style -- evident even in his original translation of the Hebrew text -- makes his scholarly work accessible to teachers, pastors, Bible students, and general readers alike.
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Combining superior scholarship, an evangelical view of Scripture as the Word of God, and concern for the life of faith today.

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An extensive introduction surveying the biblical book’s context, authorship, purpose, structure, and underlying themes.

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Concordia Journal
"Waltke does a monumental job . . . in resurrecting the Book of Proverbs and wisdom generally to its rightful place in the exegetical and theological heritage of the church."

Bibliotheca Sacra
"Perhaps the most significant exegetical work on the Book of Proverbs in the last one hundred years. . . A testimony to [Bruce Waltke's] interpretive insight and skill, and to his vast experience as an educator and preacher."

Criswell Theological Review
"If the serious students of Proverbs had to choose only one resource on the book of Proverbs, he would be wise to choose this magnificent commentary by Bruce K. Waltke."

Alan Millard
"Where is wisdom to be found? The book of Proverbs is an obvious answer, yet readers often find it a jumble of disconnected sayings, with little theological value. Having thought long and deeply about Proverbs, Bruce Waltke offers a wonderful guide through the book, elucidating many problems and showing how skillfully the work was composed. He explains each verse with care and authority, dealing with details of the Hebrew but giving pride of place to exegesis and exposition. . . Here is a realistic, wise, and godly commentary, better than Keil and Delitzsch for the twenty-first century."

Richard J. Clifford, S.J.
"Here is Bruce Waltke's long-awaited full-scale commentary on Proverbs, a biblical book that has generated an unusual amount of interest in recent years. . . Waltke's learned and wide-ranging commentary reminds us why his judgments are valued and taken seriously by lay readers and scholars alike: his work displays a mastery of Biblical Hebrew, a deep knowledge of ancient Near Eastern literature, a serious interchange with others, and an admirable devotion to Proverbs as the word of God to the church."

Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
"Bruce Waltke's Book of Proverbs is destined to become the outstanding commentary on this book of the Bible. . . For all who are bored with the apparent 'stuffiness' of religion and theology, the analysis of life and living as taught here will restore a good dose of realism all over again."

Tremper Longman III
"Meticulous, insightful, illuminating, erudite, devotional, rich, thoughtful, and wise. All of these words describe this important commentary. . . Everyone who seriously studies Proverbs needs to read this work."

Raymond C. Van Leeuwen
"Waltke brings to bear a lifetime of learning and expertise as a world authority on Hebrew grammar. His theological approach is conservative evangelical and intended to serve the Christian pulpit and laity."

Interpretation
"The best overall commentary on Proverbs available at this time. Its two volumes greatly enrich our understanding of an important biblical book."

Catholic Biblical Quarterly
"Will provide much material for the ongoing discussion and debate about Proverbs. . . . A rich resource for study."

Crux
"Waltke's desire that the commentary would serve both the church and the academy is clear. It is written in a manner commensurate with the author's own skill and piety. It is at once pious and penetrating, devotional and demanding, sacred and scholarly."

Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly
"This commentary is highly recommended as a resource for the study of the Hebrew text. It is an excellent tool for helping pastors get into this difficult and often neglected book of the Bible."

Westminster Theological Journal
"A monumental achievement that will serve as a learned and faithful guide for any serious student of Proverbs."

New Horizons
"An excellent resource for studying the book of Proverbs. . . . This commentary should be on the shelf of pastors and anyone else planning to study Proverbs. . . . It contains a wealth of valuable information."

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
"A tremendous contribution to the NICOT series. . . . Waltke's work is indeed a wise investment for all who are seeking godly wisdom. Any student of Proverbs (whether serious layperson, pastor, or scholar) will want to consult this masterful work."
 

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Over twenty-five years in the making, this much-anticipated commentary promises to be the standard study of Proverbs for years to come. Written by eminent Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke, this two-volume commentary is unquestionably the most comprehensive work on Proverbs available.

Grounded in the new literary criticism that has so strengthened biblical interpretation of late, Waltkebs commentary on Proverbs demonstrates the profound, ongoing relevance of this Old Testament book for Christian faith and life. A thorough introduction addresses such issues as text and versions, structure, authorship, and theology. The detailed commentary itself explains and elucidates Proverbs as btheological literature.b Waltkebs highly readable style -- evident even in his original translation of the Hebrew text -- makes his scholarly work accessible to teachers, pastors, Bible students, and general readers alike.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eerdmans (October 14, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 729 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802825451
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802825452
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.71 x 9 inches
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Bruce K. Waltke (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary; PhD, Harvard Divinity School), acknowledged to be one of the outstanding contemporary Old Testament scholars, is professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida, and professor emeritus of biblical studies at Regent College in Vancouver. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, commentaries, and articles, and contributed to dictionaries and encyclopedias.

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bernard l pankowski
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend for true in depth study of Proverbs !
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2018
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Fantastic because of the intellectual and in depth explanation of vertualy every word in Proverbs. In two volumes so that speaks for the depth of drilling into the meaning of this incredible Book from the Bible. This book is for those who want to cherish the meaningful word for word, verse for verse of Proverbs. I melted into a page by page focus and felt like I was losing a mentor and sage when I finished the first book. I look forward to savoring in the same way book two.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Scholarly Work
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This book and the one which follows require work unless you are a OT scholar. The time I spent acquainting myself with terms made the book quite profitable. This requires work but the result is actually being able to understand the Proverbs rather than reading naïve subjective interpretations into the text.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful Commentary
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I am a retired professor and have been studying the book of Proverbs for many years. I knew this was considered the definitive commentary on the book and understood why once I began reading it. This is a must-read for any serious student of Proverbs.
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Edwin & Melissa
4.0 out of 5 stars Language Heavy Commentary
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NICOT was pretty technical. Waltke pulls together how successive maxims interpret one another with loads of word study. He shows how the words weave themselves which show the genius of the scribes. He brings together some Egyptian and ANE material, but not as much as Zondervan Illustrated background commentary has lead me to conclude there is. Still, when he brings it together it's gold. But like I said, he doesnt spend much time on ANE/Egyptian background, though he touches on it occassionally. He has sections on the meta-structure of proverbs and devotes enough ink on essays on key theologically charged words and concepts in the introduction. It is very solid, and he goes in some detail on poetic techniques when they arise. However he beats the horse on mentioning the synthetic/anti-thetic taxonomization of parallelisms. Sometimes I felt Waltke was filling up space with the word studies, though they were decent at times with a few exceptional exceptions. (especially on more rare words.) If it had more ANE and Egyptian material I'd give it 5 stars, but I give it 4.5 stars due to the fact that it is language and meta structure heavy and he nails it on theology and concepts as well as literary techniques.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2006
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Bruce Waltke's commentary on Proverbs (2 vols.) provides indepth linguistic and theological insights into the text. We often read the individual proverbs as simply neat insights into life. The proverbs can be much more than this, though. The proverbs are the product of community reflection upon biblical teaching and everyday life. Waltke's treatment of the text helps the reader to look deeply into the use of specific words, including how they are used in other OT passages, and into the deeper theological meaning. I highly recommend both volumes.

Since this is a 2 volume treatment, there is sometimes more information than a reader might want. For a briefer treatment, but one that is also very helpful, I recommend Dave Bland's commentary on Proverbs published by College Press (Bland's text also includes Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs).
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Jonathan Ricketts
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful addition to the library and helpful guide
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2019
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I am thoroughly enjoying this journey through proverbs using this commentary. The author is clear, gives the data, and allows you to make your own conclusions. I did very much appreciate his conservative stance on the authorship of the book and demonstrating the nonsense of redactionistic authorship.
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Kevin L
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must For The Library of The Bible Student
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2016
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A superb exposition of Proverbs, and how to understand and apply this timeless wisdom. A privilege to read. A must for the library of the serious student of the Bible.
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Gavin L. Aitken
5.0 out of 5 stars A very important observation
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2012
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I had heard this entire series on the internet, what a privilege to have it in print and be able to go over the material again. Waltke's approach to the first 10 chapters is unique. Parents would do well to digest these chapters in raising their kids in a Biblical way by giving them instruction as to what they will face in the world around them.
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Judith Birnie
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Erste Wahl für das Buch der Sprüche sowie als Einführung in die Weisheitsliteratur
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Ein Kommentar, der mich ins Staunen versetzte

Mit grossem Genuss und wachsendem Erstaunen las ich die Einführung von Bruce Waltke zu den Sprüchen. Der mir von seiner AT-Theologie her bekannte Alttestamentler schrieb ein ganzes Vierteljahrhundert (!) an den beiden Kommentarbänden.

Vielseitigkeit, Tiefe – und die Rückführung auf das Wesentliche

Die immense Tiefe erstreckt sich in ganz unterschiedliche Richtungen:
1. Waltke unterlässt es zu keiner Zeit, kurze und feine Anwendungen in die Gegenwart des beginnenden 21. Jahrhunderts zu ziehen. Alleine das Vorwort ist es wert bedacht zu werden: „In a world bombarded by inane cliches, trivial catchwords, and godless sound bites, the expression of true wisdom is in short supply today. … For the logical mind the book seems to be a hodgepodge collection, having no rhyme or reason in its grouping of sayings. … Proverbs puts a high priority on tradition and age, while the modern mind prizes change and youth. Proverbs admonishes parents not to spare the rod, but the state’s welfare workers want to jail those who obey it. Its psychology is psychosomatic; modern psychology uses more scientific terms.
2. Die homiletische Orientierung: “Expositors should not hesitate to translate the literary forms of Proverbs into the homiletic genre.” So finden sich dauernd hilfreiche Worterklärungen und vor allem “Stellenteppiche” (Zusammenzüge einzelner Verweise zu einem thematischen Geflecht), die wiederum für die Predigtvorbereitung von grossem Wert sind. Zum Beispiel der gottesfürchtige Ehemann: „(H)e depends on God for a prudent wife (18:22), presumably in connection with prayer (15:8, 29; 16:3), looks for one who is noble and competent (30:10–31), and rejects one who is unloved by the godly community (30:23). Because he is wise and so teachable, when he has found her, he loves and so listens to her good and earnest correction and counsel (9:8, 9; 13:14, 20), as he would to a friend (27:6, 9) …(He) becomes intoxicated in her embrace as he finds his father’s prayer answered in a wife who totally satisfies his sexual needs (5:18–19). Having found her, he values a wife, who does not shame him (12:4) or tear her house down (14:1), as God’s good gift to him (18:22), and praises her by publicly standing up in her presence and proclaiming her virtue (31:28–31). Hidden love is worthless; it’s like winking at a girl in the dark (27:5).”
3. Waltke gibt eine klare und überzeugende Unterteilung in sieben Kollektionen (1,1; 10,1; 22,17; 24,23; 25,1; 30,1; 31,1). Auch für den ersten Teil gibt er überzeugend vor: „The prologue consists of 12 poems: ten lectures put into the mouth of the father and addressed to “my son” (1:8–19; 2:1–22; 3:1–12, 13–35; 4:1–9, 10–19, 20–27; 5:1–23 [6:1–19]; 6:20–35; 7:1–27) and two interludes, extended addresses by Woman Wisdom, a personification of Solomon’s wisdom, to gullible youths (1:20–33; 8:1–36).”
4. Der Autor hat eine Unzahl von Kommentaren und Monografien konsultiert und präsentiert daraus immer wieder einzelne Happen, zum Beispiel: “ Goldingay notes that Solomon I opens with the standard wisdom observation to attend to wisdom (10:1). It is “followed by an observation on righteousness and wickedness (v. 2), then by an observation about the LORD’s involvement in people’s lives (v. 3) in the cause of righteousness (v. 4).”
5. Die ausserbiblische Weisheitsliteratur wird in die Überlegungen einbezogen, überwuchert jedoch nicht die Auslegung des Textes. „This ancient Near Eastern wisdom literature profiles the theology of Proverbs and sheds light on its authorship, literary forms, structure and arrangement, textual transmission, and the exegesis of individual texts.”
6. Es gibt zahlreiche Hinweise von der hebräischen Sprache her, was mir als Hebräisch-Lesendem, aber nicht Experten, immer wieder hilfreich ist. Zum Beispiel: „Biblical sages also use paronomasia (play on sound or sound and sense). The most common sound patterns are consonance (as used here, the same consonant in either the same or broken sequence), assonance (rhyme), and alliteration (repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or a combination of consonant and vowel identity or similarity in closely related words).”
7. Die Struktur ab Kapitel 10,1 wird nicht in ein künstliches Schema gepresst, sondern so genommen, wie sie dem Lesenden erscheint: “(T)he proverbs of Solomon and the sayings of the wise are mostly collections of primarily independent sayings, expressing by themselves a complete thought and secondarily to be interpreted in connection with other sayings.”
8. Auch wenn sehr viele Einzelaspekte erläutert werden, erfolgen immer wieder Verdichtungen, z. B. die verschiedenen literarischen Formen der Poesie in den Sprüchen anhand Spr 26,1-12: „Proverbs 26:1–12, “A Mirror of Fools,” validates the method and illustrates most of the poetic devices.“
9. Prinzipien werden herausgearbeitet, die für die Einzelbearbeitung eingesetzt werden können, z B. „All agree that Proverbs presents a “world order” involving “deed and destiny,” that is to say, “What you do now will determine what will happen then.” A more precise formulation is a character > conduct > consequence connection—that is, what you are determines what you will become.” Oder: “Proverbs divides humanity into two classes: the wise and righteous over against fools and the wicked. … Solomon never describes the clinically alive wicked as in the realm of light and life; rather, they are in the realm of darkness and death, a state of being already dead because they have no relationship with the living God.”
10. Letztlich geht es um die Frage, ob der Kommentar die volle Autorität des Textes als Gottes Wort unterstützt. Ich habe immer wieder Werke konsultiert, die von unzähligen Informationen überlagert wurden, z. B. Formkritik und Vergleiche mit ausserbiblischen Quellen. Was ist die Grundidee der Sprüche? “The fear of the LORD (yirʾat YHWH) is the book’s theological and epistemological foundation.” Amen.

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Ich liebe das Buch der Sprüche und lese es seit Jahrzehnten immer wieder. Nächstens darf ich einem gemischten Publikum von Bibel-Einsteigern und –Profis eine Einführung darbieten. Ohne Zögern empfehle ich englischkundigen Lesern diesen Kommentar.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A useful key for understanding Proverbs.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2014
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This is an excellent study resource for any one wishing to study Proverbs. This work is the first that I have read on the proverbs, and immediately the scholar makes you feel at home with him , and leads you as though you are sharing in a journey with him. The scholar makes the language as easy as possible for people to understand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive commentary on this difficult wisdom book
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Waltke gives the usual NICOT overview on the book, the author & sets it in time. He then with obsessive attention to detail comments on every verse. The two volumes represent the finest academic work on this difficult area of scripture and deliver information in context that a Masters student or a Pastor would want. I commend both volumes of this work to you.
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