Beauty, Wisdom, and Handiwork in Proverbs 31:10–31

The book of Proverbs concludes with an alphabetic acrostic that describes and praises its feminine subject (Prov 31:10-31). The poem’s praise closes with a generalized critique of beauty, its deceptiveness and short-lived nature (v. 30). What function does this critique of beauty serve in light of t...

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Main Author: Vayntrub, Jacqueline (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2020]
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2020, Volume: 113, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-62
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Sprichwörter 31,10-31 / Woman / Beauty / Wisdom / Manual work / Acrostic
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Beauty
B Bible. Sprichwörter 31,10-31
B Wisdom
B Description
B Proverbs
B alphabetic acrostic
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