How to Read the Bible: Proverbs

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Jonathan Duckett discuss the authorship, context, structure, and interpretation of the book of Proverbs.

For additional resources, the chapter on Proverbs in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised is helpful for understanding the structure of the book. An accessible commentary on Proverbs is Tremper Longman’s volume in the Story of God Bible Commentary series.  In addition, there are actually two Bible Project videos on Proverbs. The first is like the others we’ve recommended: https://youtu.be/AzmYV8GNAIM. The other is different visual overview, also worth checking out: https://youtu.be/Gab04dPs_uA