Exploring the Tanach: Sefer Mishlei - Part I

Sefer Mishlei -- the Book of Proverbs -- is the second book in the Ketuvim (Writings) section of the Tanach.

The original Masoretic title for the first 25 chapters of Sefer Mishlei was Mishlei Shlomo and this title was also used in the Alexandrian and Sinaitic Greek transcripts. In later usage though, the title was changed to Mishlei and applied to the entire Sefer.

Sefer Mishlei was authored by Solomon and was later transcribed into its current form by Hezekiah and his students.

Sefer Mishlei is referred to as part of the Chokmah -- or "Wisdom" -- literature of the Tanach along with several other books including: Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Psalms.

Source:
Toy, Crawford. "Book of Proverbs" in Jewish Encyclopedia (New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1906). Web. 2 Oct. 2011. [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=565&letter=P&search=...]

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Thank you, Rachel.  There is a life time of wisdom within the few minutes of this video.

May you be blessed for blessing us with the Scriptures and the accompanying information.

Tom