Proverbs — The Anástasis Center

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Bible Studies, Messages, Papers on the Book of Proverbs

Photograph: This wall painting, called The Judgment of Solomon and residing in the Naples Museum, comes from Pompeii, Italy, which was covered by volcanic ash in 79 AD. It comes from the "House of the Physician." It is thought to portray the wisdom and judgment of Solomon (1 Kings 3) where two women both lay claim to a baby. Sitting on the raised platform is King Solomon, the composer of the Book of Proverbs. Photo credit: Amphipolis | CC2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Below, the two figures on the left are thought to be Plato and Aristotle in rather comic form.

Below are messages, small group leader notes, and exegetical notes on the Book of Proverbs.

Messages on Proverbs

Proverbs 2:1 - 10 How Our Choices Shape Our Desires

Notes and Essays on Proverbs

The Heir of David: A Thematic and Canonical Analysis of the Writings

Essay exploring how the Writings — the third group of the Hebrew Bible according to the Jewish tradition — are arranged. There is a garden-to-exile-to-restoration theme that can be discerned in the orderings of the books in the Writings. The Writings develop the readers’ hope in the Heir of David as the one who will bring about the restoration from exile, and return to the garden land.

The Theme of the Heart, Human Being, and Human Becoming in the Book of Proverbs These notes explore how the Proverbs see our own human hearts as tablets on which God calls us to write His wise teachings.