Proverbs 29.22–27: Another Unnoticed Alphabetic Acrostic
2001 ◽
Vol 25
(92)
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pp. 121-125
The books of Proverbs and Ben Sira end with alphabetic acrostics. In my article in Revue Biblique 106 (2000), pp. 1–15, I demonstrate a second alphabetic chapter concluding the ‘Words of the Wise’ (Prov. 24.1–22). The present article reveals yet a third partial acrostic in Prov. 29.22–27 at the end of ‘The Proverbs of Solomon which the Men of Hezekiah King of Judah Copied’. The acrostic and other literary devices in this unit show it is more than a mere collection of original, independent adages. The use of alphabetic acrostics to end three of Proverbs' seven consistent collections has implications for the redaction history of the book.
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2009 ◽
pp. 116-119
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