Difference between revisions of "Fall 2010 Wisdom Course Class Notes3"
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::*Diligence -- 20:5 -- compares well with Buddhism, Stoics, Epicureans, q. 235, "The diligent person..." | ::*Diligence -- 20:5 -- compares well with Buddhism, Stoics, Epicureans, q. 235, "The diligent person..." | ||
::*Friendship -- 237: note integration of vertical and horizontal, 237. | ::*Friendship -- 237: note integration of vertical and horizontal, 237. | ||
| − | ::*Generosity -- | + | ::*Generosity -- consider some functions of generosity: signalling commitment to group, lack of greed, reciprocity: "in 21:13: "If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered." |
::*Humility -- | ::*Humility -- | ||
::*Kindness -- | ::*Kindness -- | ||
| − | ::*Parenting -- | + | ::*Parenting -- note emphasis on training |
::*Purity -- Hebrew "heart" (like gen in Chinese Philosophy) - image/source of goodness of motivation | ::*Purity -- Hebrew "heart" (like gen in Chinese Philosophy) - image/source of goodness of motivation | ||
::*Righteousness -- | ::*Righteousness -- | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 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 -- consider some functions of generosity: signalling commitment to group, lack of greed, reciprocity: "in 21:13: "If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered."
- Humility --
- Kindness --
- Parenting -- note emphasis on training
- 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?
