Description: The Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament series is the go-to resource for pastors and Bible teachers looking for deep but accessible study that equips them to connect the needs of Christians today with the biblical text.
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Daniel I. Block (D.Phil, University of Liverpool) is Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Wheaton College.
Review Quotes: Ansberry's great accomplishment is to offer a full-length critical commentary on Proverbs that refuses to characterize Proverbs's moral vision as a simple guide to success and instead recognizes the heart of the book's ethics to be its concern with character formation and virtue. But more than simply pointing to this fact, through careful attention to the book's linguistic and rhetorical structures Ansberry shows readers of his commentary how Proverbs inculcates wisdom in its readers/hearers! For anyone interested in the rhetoric and pragmatics of Proverbs--how Proverbs carries out its moral vision--Ansberry's work is a must read. A keen concern for the theological dimensions of Proverbs, and how the book's discourse is refracted in later texts, including the New Testament, means Ansberry's book will be especially valuable for Christian interpreters--whether established scholars or serious lay students. It is a most welcome addition to the world of Proverbs commentaries!--
--TIMOTHY SANDOVAL, associate dean and associate professor of Old Testament, Texas Christian University