A Life That Is Good

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
“Even a cursory reading, however, makes clear that this is one of the best new books on Proverbs available to this (or any other) readership. Not only is it eminently readable, but it is carefully structured, an irony given the fact that the structure of Proverbs is so famously difficult to pin down.”

Religious Studies Review
“Many books on Proverbs are valuable for the verse-by-verse commentary that helps the reader understand specific proverbs. Pemberton’s approach is far more global. In order to make Proverbs accessible and interesting to undergraduates who may not be motivated to study it otherwise, and to make this biblical book more comprehensible to seminary students or adult groups who already see its value, the author presents a broad overview of the genre, the context, and the themes addressed. . . . Additional chapters address, in quite creative, interesting, and informative ways, the themes of speech, wealth and poverty, leadership, relationships, and family.”