Significance of Torah in the Book of Proverbs: A Socio-Liberative Reading

Chapter 1: General Introduction
1.1. The Socio-Economic Crisis of the Post-exilic Period
1.2. The Political Crisis in the Post-exilic Period
1.3. The External and Internal Oppression
1.4. The Meaning of Torah
1.5. The Usage of the Term Wisdom
1.6. Social Scientific Reading
1.7. The Liberative Reading
Chapter 2: The History of Collection and the Stages of Development of Wisdom in the Context of the Book of Proverbs

Introduction
2.1. The History of Collection
2.2. History of Different Social Milieu of Wisdom
2.3. Assumptions on the Development of Wisdom Tradition
2.4. Literary Work and the Theological Conflict

Chapter 3: The Significance of Law in Ancient West Asian Wisdom Instruction and Its Relationship with the Book of Proverbs

Introduction

3.1. Ancient West Asian Wisdom and the Book of Proverbs
3.2. The Similarity of Ancient West Asian Wisdom Instruction and Proverbs
3.3. Relationship of Law and Wisdom Instruction in AWA
3.4. Uniqueness of Israel Wisdom Instruction in the Book of Proverbs

Chapter 4: The Theological Significance of the Torah and Wisdom in the Post-Exilic Period

Introduction

4.1. The Diverse Opinions on the Function of the Torah
4.2. The Socio-Economic and Political Associationof Law in the Persian Period
4.3. Symbols and Concepts of Torah
4.4. The Relationship of Deuteronomy and Proverbs: A Quest for Liberative Reading

Chapter 5: The Vitality of Wisdom Instruction in the Book of Proverbs

Introduction

5.1. The Motif of Wisdom Instructional Discourse
5.2. Concepts and Metaphors of Instruction

Chapter 6: Instruction on Wealth and Poverty of the Righteous and the Wicked

Introduction

6.1. The Collection of Sayings on Wealth and Poverty Prov. 10-22:16
6.2. The Description of the Righteous-Poor and the Foolish-Wicked and its Related Actions

Chapter 7: Instruction on Protection of the Disadvantaged in the Context of Oppressive Ruler

Introduction

7.1. Protection of the Disadvantaged in the Proverbial Collection 22:17-30
7.2. Justice to the Poor in the Context of the Oppressive Ruler