Difference between revisions of "Fall 2010 Wisdom Course Class Notes3"
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:*Judaic belief in natural order. p. 222 | :*Judaic belief in natural order. p. 222 | ||
| − | :*Values expressed in Proverbs | + | :*Values/themes expressed in Proverbs |
| − | ::*Cheerfulness | + | ::*Cheerfulness -- |
| − | ::*Contentment | + | ::*Contentment -- in marriage, with God |
| − | ::*Decisions | + | ::*Decisions -- interesting connection decision making chapter in Hall |
| − | ::*Diligence -- 20:5 | + | ::*Diligence -- 20:5 -- compares well with Buddhism, Stoics, Epicureans, q. 235, "The diligent person..." |
| − | ::*Friendship -- | + | ::*Friendship -- 237: note integration of vertical and horizontal, 237. |
| − | ::*Generosity | + | ::*Generosity -- |
| − | ::*Humility | + | ::*Humility -- |
| − | ::*Kindness | + | ::*Kindness -- |
| − | ::*Parenting | + | ::*Parenting -- |
| − | ::*Purity | + | ::*Purity -- Hebrew "heart" (like gen in Chinese Philosophy) - image/source of goodness of motivation |
| − | ::*Righteousness | + | ::*Righteousness -- |
| − | ::*Truthfulness | + | ::*Truthfulness -- |
:*Note the connection and contrast of these themes with some of the other traditions we have looked at. | :*Note the connection and contrast of these themes with some of the other traditions we have looked at. | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 8 November 2010
November 8, 2010
Estes, "Proverbs"
- p. 219: definition and properties of proverbs.
- Wisdom divides into "spaiental, moral, relgious" dimension in religious culture of Judaism.
- Judaic belief in natural order. p. 222
- Values/themes expressed in Proverbs
- Cheerfulness --
- Contentment -- in marriage, with God
- Decisions -- interesting connection decision making chapter in Hall
- Diligence -- 20:5 -- compares well with Buddhism, Stoics, Epicureans, q. 235, "The diligent person..."
- Friendship -- 237: note integration of vertical and horizontal, 237.
- Generosity --
- Humility --
- Kindness --
- Parenting --
- Purity -- Hebrew "heart" (like gen in Chinese Philosophy) - image/source of goodness of motivation
- Righteousness --
- Truthfulness --
- Note the connection and contrast of these themes with some of the other traditions we have looked at.
Proverbs
- Divides, rhetorically at Book 10. First 10 books seem like instruction (Estes). Note misogyny. Women are temptresses.
- Look at Proverb form: from Estes: contrast, enigmatic, compresses, pith, uses analogy, understood to be generalizations.
- analogies and similes: 26:7ff (also literary convention in Illiad)
- Themes
- Wise lead orderly lives in fear of the Lord and they proper because of it.
- Attitude of the wise is consistent and cheerful, even in the face of poverty. 15:15-17, also 19:1
- Proverbs offer integration of behavioral norms we should hold ourselves to with a vertical and transcendent moral order.
- Could we write proverbs for our time?
