Open AccessReview of James Alfred Loader ‘Proverbs 1–9’ (Historical Commentary on the Old Testament), Peeters Leuven, 2014
Author(s) -
Pieter M. Venter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
hts teologiese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2072-8050
pISSN - 0259-9422
DOI - 10.4102/hts.v72i4.3385
Subject(s) - exposition (narrative) , hebrew , section (typography) , loader , interpretation (philosophy) , dead sea scrolls , focus (optics) , new testament , philosophy , hebrew bible , literature , classics , linguistics , history , art , theology , biblical studies , computer science , programming language , physics , optics , operating system
Loader’s commentary on Proverbs 1–9 belongs to the category of technical commentaries. It is evaluated in terms of similar commentaries written by scholars who focus on interpreting the original Hebrew text. The design of the commentary, the four essays included in the commentary, and the approach to the text is discussed. A final section deals with Loader’s exposition of Proverbs 8. This section focuses on the problematic Hebrew terms qnh in 8:22 and ‘amon in 8:30 and compares his interpretation with the opinions raised by other scholars in this regard