The Moral vision of Proverbs : A Virtue-oriented approach to wisdom

"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 Full description

Main Author:	Sandoval, Timothy J.
Published:	Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2024
Subjects:	BIBLE.O.T. - PROVERBS - CRITICISM, INTERPRETATION, ETC. VIRTUES. ETHICS.
Online Access:	Full text - Book opens in ProQuest Ebook Central
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Table of Contents:

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?

The Moral vision of Proverbs : A Virtue-oriented approach to wisdom

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