Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Gerry Folbre <gfolbreiii AT gmail.com>]

Karl wrote:
"That wasn’t the question. They both used didactic questions. The use of
didactic questions is not limited to the wise."

That was the question.  Pr. 1:6 concludes, "the expressions of the wise and
their didactic questions."  What is an example of a "didactic question"
and/or "riddle" employed by "the wise" in their "expressions" and/or
"words"?
Gerry Folbre

On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 11:09 AM, K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Gerry:
>
> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Gerry Folbre <gfolbreiii AT gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Karl:
>> I didn't see the rest of your message.  You wrote:
>>
>> My take on this verse is “to cause to have insight into rules and
>> announcements, the expressions of the wise and their didactic questions.”
>>
>> You gave "Samson" and the "Queen of Sheba" as two examples of those
>> employing "expressions" and "didactic questions"; I was unaware that those
>> two individuals were regarded as being among "the wise."
>>
>
> That wasn’t the question. They both used didactic questions. The use of
> didactic questions is not limited to the wise.
>
>
>> Please explain further.  I grasp what you are saying, but I don't fully
>> understand how what you are saying has anything to do with the book of
>> משׁלי?
>> Gerry Folbre
>>
>
> Karl W. Randolph.
>