Seeking a Life That Matters : Wisdom for

Katharine Dell returns to the ancient Israelite wisdom of the Book of Proverbs, and finds that it has something fresh to say to us today.

Katharine Dell is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity in the University of Cambridge and Fellow of St. Catherine's College.

Introduction

1

(4)

Who wrote the Proverbs and when?

5

(4)

Retracing the steps of ancient Israelite wisdom

9

(25)

The quest for meaning

9

(5)

Life as a path

14

(7)

The wonders of the natural world

21

(3)

The quest for understanding

24

(2)

Foundational values from Proverbs 1--9

26

(8)

Maxims about personal and emotive concerns in life

34

(41)

Work

34

(10)

Money

44

(12)

Planning for good or ill

56

(9)

Emotive issues:

65

(10)

Pride

65

(2)

Anger

67

(3)

Hopes, fears, joys and sorrows

70

(5)

Good relationships with others

75

(41)

Communication and the power of words

75

(13)

Authority

88

(8)

Family relationships

96

(9)

Husbands and wives

105

(3)

Friends and neighbours

108

(8)

Conclusion

116

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Seeking a Life That Matters : Wisdom for Today from the Book of Proverbs

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