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TitleThe Moral vision of Proverbs : A Virtue-oriented approach to wisdom [electronic resource]
AuthorSandoval, Timothy J.
Call NoEBC 223.706 SAN
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9781493444649
Dewey Decimal Classification Number EBC 223.706 SAN
Personal Name Sandoval, Timothy J.
Title Statement The Moral vision of Proverbs : A Virtue-oriented approach to wisdom [electronic resource]
Imprint Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2024.
Physical Description eBook
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Formatted Contents Note The case for Proverbs as virtue-oriented moral discourse. The undervaluing of Proverbs' moral worth: The role of biblical studies and modern ethics -- The prologue as hermeneutical key: Categories of virtues and figurative language -- The anthropology of Proverbs: The nature and happiness of human beings -- Proverbs' way of life: The priority of moral agents over right acts -- The training of desire for a life of flourishing in Proverbs -- Desire, knowledge, and goodness: Beyond wise and just, foolish and wicked -- The centrality of social virtues for flourishing -- Practical wisdom in Proverbs -- The efficacy and limitations of practical wisdom in Proverbs -- The implications of Proverbs as virtue-oriented moral discourse. Proverbs' virtue ethics beyond Proverbs? The shared moral discourse of Proverbs and Amos -- A virtue-ethics approach to cosmogony in Proverbs (part 1): Reconsidering the interpretive history of natural law, the orders of creation, and empiricism in Proverbs -- A virtue-ethics approach to cosmogony in Proverbs (part 2): Reading Proverbs 8:22-31 as a test case -- Wisdom as practice (part 1): Overview of biblical concepts and MacIntyrian terms -- Wisdom as practice (part 2): How MacIntyrian practice informs an understanding of Proverbs' virtue ethics -- Conclusion: Worthy wisdom, who can find?
Summary, Etc. "This major statement on Proverbs as virtue ethics provides a critical, Christian approach to a text laden with interpretive challenges for modern readers."-- Provided by publisher
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term BIBLE.O.T. - PROVERBS - CRITICISM, INTERPRETATION, ETC.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term VIRTUES.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term ETHICS.
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