The third part of Proverbs is the Thirty Sayings of the Wise in Proverbs 22:17-24:22. One of the most striking things about these sayings is how similar they are to the Instruction of Amenemope - a piece of Egyptian wisdom literature. It too structurally was thirty sayings, with the number thirty symbolic of ''complete and perfect teaching'' This volume gives you all thirty of the Sayings with commentary in an attempt to help you understand the teachings of your Bible at a deeper level.
The third part of Proverbs is the Thirty Sayings of the Wise in Proverbs 22:17-24:22. One of the most striking things about these sayings is how similar they are to the Instruction of Amenemope - a piece of Egyptian wisdom literature. It too structurally was thirty sayings, with the number thirty symbolic of ''complete and perfect teaching'' This volume gives you all thirty of the Sayings with commentary in an attempt to help you understand the teachings of your Bible at a deeper level.
