Old Testament Wisdom Literature and Spiritual Formation: Perspectives from the Old Testament (Scholarship for the Local Church)

"Like personified Wisdom herself, the wisdom sayings in the Bible cry out, 'Listen to me! Turn to me! I can help make you wise!' . . . The present book, filled with expert guidance, facilitates that process." -Brent A. Strawn, D. Moody Smith Distinguished Professorof Old Testament and Professor of Law, Duke UniversityThis volume offers insights regarding how Old Testament wisdom literature, specifically its proverbs and aphoristic material, was and can be used for spiritual formation. It draws together the fresh and collaborative work of scholars and pastors from two international conferences: the Evangelical Foundation for Biblical Research Symposium and the Old Testament Wisdom Literature section of the Evangelical Theological Society.Assuming the apostle Paul included Old Testament wisdom literature as part of "all Scripture" (2 Timothy 3:16; Romans 15:4), the church may rightly ask how ancient Israel might have responded to wisdom literature's aphorisms. After exploring how they ut