The moral vision of Proverbs : a virtue-oriented approach to wisdom / Timothy J. Sandoval.
| Author/creator | Sandoval, Timothy J. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2024] |
| Description | xiv, 418 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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: Reconsidering the interpretive history of natural law, the orders of creation, and empiricism in Proverbs -- Reading Proverbs 8:22-31 as a test case -- Wisdom as practice: Overview of biblical concepts and MacIntyrian terms -- How MacIntyrian practice informs an understanding of Proverbs' virtue ethics -- Conclusion: Worthy wisdom, who can find? |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2023040039 |
| ISBN | 9781540967206 |
| ISBN | 1540967204 paperback |
| ISBN | 9781540967350 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1540967352 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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