Proverbs: Prose or poetry?

Abstract

Should Proverbs be read as prose or poetry? Considering the language craft is of essential significance for a hermeneutical enquiry into the biblical book of Proverbs. Five suppositions to support the presupposition that Proverbs is best read as poetry were considered.

Keywords

• Proverbs
• Old Testament
• Hermeneutics
• Poetry
• Prose
• Parallelism
• Biblical