The Beginning of Wisdom (Proverbs Vol 1)

Aimed at mature Christians, good insights

These studies were insightful but were hard work and had a high level of assumed knowledge. The author assumed familiarity with the Scriptures broadly, Biblical theology ('we are used to thinking of...'), and at least a passing familiarity with Proverbs (study 1 question 1 'share one or two of your favourite proverbs from Proverbs). The 'implications' questions had good variety, but often didn't take the chance to apply the particular proverbs focussed on as case studies along the way. We came away with an understanding of how to approach Proverbs, and I particularly appreciated the demonstration of how Jesus is the fulfilment of this book, and how the New Testament applies Proverbs. In short: best suited for mature Christians with a grasp of the Bible broadly, hard work but usually worth the effort.