LEADER 03890oam 22006254a 450 001 9910789580203321 005 20211004152654.0 010 $a1-57506-857-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781575068572 035 $a(CKB)3710000000024797 035 $a(EBL)3155680 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001046300 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11569289 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001046300 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11137135 035 $a(PQKB)10933410 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3155680 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10771866 035 $a(OCoLC)922991996 035 $a(DE-B1597)584478 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781575068572 035 $a(OCoLC)952774155 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80975 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3155680 035 $a(OCoLC)1253313419 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000024797 100 $a20151005d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aToward an Interpretation of the Book of Proverbs$eSelfishness and Secularity Reconsidered 210 1$aWinona Lake :$cEisenbrauns,$d2014. 210 4$d©2014. 215 $a1 online resource (333 p.) 225 0 $aJournal of Theological Interpretation Supplements ;$vv. 7 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57506-707-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 250-287) and indexes. 327 $a13: A 'Post-Secular' Interpretation of Proverbs: The Hidden God14: Conclusions; Bibliography; Index of Subjects and Authors; Index of Scripture. 327 $aTable of Contents; 1: Theological Interpretation of Proverbs between 1800 and 1930; 2: Theological Interpretation of Proverbs between 1930 and Today; 3: Finding a Way Forward; 4: A Canonical Approach; 5: A Canonical Approach and Proverbs; 6: A Call for a Thomistic Reading; 7: Is Proverbs More Self-Interested than the Rest of the Bible?; 8: Is Proverbs Solely about Material Success?; 9: Is God the Highest End in Proverbs?; 10: The Meaning of 'Secular'; 11: Secular (Universal) vs. National (Particular) I; 12: Secular (Universal) vs. National (Particular) II. 330 $aMajor religious themes of the Bible, such as election and covenant, are not mentioned in the book of Proverbs. Furthermore, self-interest underlies its motivational system (?you shall behave well, because it will be good for you?). These ?selfish? and ?secular? features have posed serious ethical and theological challenges for some interpreters, while others have claimed that their presence is only in the eyes of the beholder.After a thorough investigation of the history of Proverbs? interpretation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Zoltán Schwáb argues that its self-interested and secular nature should not be simply affirmed or dismissed. The question is not whether Proverbs is selfish and secular but in what ways it is selfish and secular and within what conceptual framework one is supposed to interpret these characteristics. In order to construct a proper framework, Schwáb uses such diverse sources as Thomas Aquinas? theological ethics, modern secularization theories, ancient Near Eastern temple ideology, and the theological tradition of God?s incomprehensibility. The result is a reading that simultaneously reflects on the ancient context of the text and the concerns of its readers in a secular world. 410 0$aJournal of Theological Interpretation Supplements 606 $aHISTORY / Ancient / General$2bisacsh 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aHISTORY / Ancient / General. 676 $a223/.706 700 $aSchwab$b Zoltan S$01489618 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789580203321 996 $aToward an Interpretation of the Book of Proverbs$93710391 997 $aUNINA