How to Read Proverbs: Chapters 5, 6 and 7

cool-headed people...

the righteous prosper and sinners suffer

Christian's believe that morality is determined by God

Job responds to God's questions with anger

A common theme found in ancient wisdom texts include the dangerous woman

Where in the Old Testament would we find the story of God giving Solomon wisdom?

Both Job and Ecclesiastes agree with Proverbs concerning rewards promised to the wise

Most of the book of Job concerns the back-and-forth between Job and his three friends

Other ancient cultures told flood stories

One of the goals of Humanism is to influence society away from organized religion

Other ancient texts also utilize a father addressing his son

One of the common forms found in both biblical and non-biblical works include numerical proverbs

Humanists believe that man is born good

One of the five basic questions humanity has asked throughout history is, "Where did I come from?

The Egyptian concept of Ma'at is related to the biblical concept of...

Humanists agree with macro-evolution

Egyptian proverbs most deal with how to get along and move up, in society

One of the key teachings of Christianity is God's existence

In respect to the background for Proverbs, most attention has been given to the writings of...

God asks questions...

Discipline is hard to accept; it means admitting having made a mistake

Proverbs are not universally valid

Concerning health, wealth and suffering Proverbs is mostly negative

Proverbs are not situation-sensitive

Proverbs 6 indicates that too much sleep will lead to poverty

One of the five basic One of the five basic questions humanity has asked throughout history is, "Where am I going?"

Humanists believe that people determine what is moral

Humanists allow for the possibility of God's existence

At the heart of the debate between Job and his friends is the question, "What has Job done wrong?"

Job essentially accuses God of being unfair