Category Archives: Proverbs

Is Bill Cosby Right? 6

Posted on February 24, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of Is Bill Cosby Right? (Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?), Michael Eric Dyson discusses different views regarding the causes of poverty.  Some blame the poor individual, as if he or she is … Continue reading →

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Psalm 111

Posted on January 12, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

I studied Psalm 111 for my weekly quiet time.  Psalm 111 concludes by saying, “The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever” (King … Continue reading →

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Wisdom Literature: Elite, Popular, or Both?

Posted on January 20, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I started Ben Witherington III’s Jesus the Sage. On page 6, Witherington says that mass literacy is a modern phenomenon, for writing in the ancient world took money and leisure—-both in terms of the cumbersome and expensive writing materials, and … Continue reading →

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Elitist Wisdom Literature

Posted on November 9, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

Source: M. Gilbert, “Wisdom Literature,” Jewish Writings of the Second Temple Period, ed. Michael E. Stone (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984) 283. “Solomon played a still more important part in the development of wisdom in Israel. As organizer of the new state, … Continue reading →

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