In Turning Proverbs towards Torah, Elisa Uusimäki offers a detailed analysis of 4Q525, an early Jewish wisdom text known from Qumran. Main themes include the reuse of Proverbs to incorporate the concept of torah and aspects of Jewish pedagogy.

Elisa Uusimäki, Ph.D. in Theology (December 2013), University of Helsinki, is an Academy of Finland Postdoctoral fellow. Her research focuses on early Jewish wisdom literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Proverbs tradition, the concepts of wisdom and torah, and spiritual formation.