Dr Joel Gregory

Session#1

Introduction

1. The Genre – Third Viewpoint

2. The Parallelisms
Synonymous
Antithetical
Synthetic
Comparison
Similitude
Numerical

3. The Movements
1:1-9:18 Stories
10:1-22:16 “One-liners”
22:17-24:34 Different Viewpoints
25-29 Collections from Others
30:1-31:31 Numerical

Some Representative Themes in Proverbs

1. The Ubiquity of Wisdom at Home and Everywhere -1
At home 1:8
In public 1:20
In spite of our addiction to simplicity 1:22
In its abundance 1:23
Mocking at calamity 1:26
In light of the closing window of life 1:28

2. The Human Response to the Divine Initiative 2:1-5
The Synergism
No casual pursuit

3. The Thesis for the Book 3:16
Everything you needed to know you learned in kindergarten 3:1
Riveted to reality 3:3
On your face before God 3:5
Practice the presence 3:6a
The invisible and intentional Guide 3:6b

4. Hold the Center 4:23