TY - BOOK AU - Camp,Claudia V. TI - Wisdom and the feminine in the Book of Proverbs T2 - Bible and literature series, SN - 0907459420 AV - BS 1465.2 C36.1985 PY - 1985/// CY - Decatur, GA PB - Almond Press KW - Bible KW - Proverbs KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Biblia KW - Proverbios - KW - Wisdom (Biblical personification) KW - Sabiduría (personificación bíblica) KW - Women in the Bible KW - Mujeres en la Biblia KW - Wisdom KW - Biblical teaching KW - Sabiduría - KW - Enseñanza biblica N1 - Incluye índice; Incluye referencias bibliográficas; pt. I.A survey of scholarly literature on the figure of personified wisdom in Proverbs. -- Personified wisdom from the perspective of the history of religions -- Personified wisdom from the perspective of the Israelite religious tradition -- pt. II. Female imagery in the Bible and its relationship to personified wisdom. -- Methodological considerations : female wisdom as a literary figure -- Female roles and images relating to personified wisdom -- pt. III. Context and style in the interpretation of personified wisdom. -- The literary and theological problems posed by the proverb collection -- Proverbs 1-9 and 31 as the means for the literary re-contextualization of the proverb collection -- Personification as a stylistic device -- pt. IV. Female wisdom as a religious symbol in the post-exilic period. -- The ethos and world view of post-exilic Israel -- Personified wisdom as a religious symbol : the function of the female imagery ER -