Getting Biblical in Daily Life
Theological Point Of View
Writer and scholar Jack Miles describes Proverbs' "Lady Wisdom" as being originally a sort of alternative to God, but who, in Proverbs, stops being an alternative and starts being one of God's...
Perspectives From Faith Communities
Jewish PerspectiveSince Proverbs was originally compiled by Israelites—though some of the actual sayings clearly come from non-Israelite sources (Egyptian, etc.)—it's clearly been pretty import...
Current Hot-Button Issues And Cultural Debates
Corporal Punishment The Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye wrote that Proverbs 19:18 ("Discipline your children while there is still hope, do not set your heart on their destruction") has proba...