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Name: Book of Proverbs (Hebrew: Bereshith, "In the beginning,")
Author: various, but attributed to Solomon
Dating: various, but finished by the 4th century BCE
Book of Proverbs:
Traditionally included with the Bible's wisdom literature, the book of Proverbs
essentially serves as a sort of teaching guide for Jews after their return from the
Babylonian Captivity. The Hebrew title is masal, which usually means something
like "comparison." Although collected after the exile, some portions probably date
back to a time even before the monarchy and written by a wide variety of people.
Also Known As: none
Alternate Spellings: none
Common Misspellings: none
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