Wat doen die wysheid in Spreuke 8:30 en 31?

Abstract

Wisdom plays a very important role in the relationship between God and man. Evaluating this role, as it is expressed in Proverbs 8:30–31, attention is paid to the poetical structure in which these verses are found, the possible link with Ancient Near Eastern wisdom literature, and the place of wisdom literature within a theology of the Old Testament and Biblical theology.

Pieter M. Venter’s contribution to Old Testament Studies – an appreciation

“…From the start of his academic career, Venter was interested in Old Testament theology as the overarching discipline that strives to relate the diverse contents of the Old Testament to each other, and also to the New Testament, biblical theology and dogmatics and the faith of the church (Venter 1982(Venter , 1985. Having promoted as Old Testament scholar on Proverbs, he was acutely aware of the way that wisdom literature was mostly ignored or sidelined in Old Testament theology.…”