Wisdom in the world : toward a renewed Christian reading of Proverbs 8 / Brian C. Hughes ; foreword by Walter Moberly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, Brian C., author.

Contributor:

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Moberly, R. W. L., writer of foreword.

Series:

Princeton theological monograph series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wisdom (Biblical personification).

Bible. Proverbs, VIII--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Proverbs, VIII--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Bible. Proverbs--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 245 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2024]

Summary:

"How can an ancient text, written far from a contemporary Christian in time and space, be taken up as life-transforming Scripture today? This book seeks to address that question in a study of Proverbs 8, a passage that was central to the Christological debates of the fourth century, but for many contemporary Christians seems remote and irrelevant. In the course of the study, the instincts and insights of pre-modern Christians and modern critical methods are taken up to understand the passage. Additionally, the text is placed in conversation with contemporary philosophical reflection on the nature of reading and meaning. In this latter endeavor, Charles Taylor, Paul Ricoeur, Nicholas Lash, and George Lindbeck are all drawn into engagement with the passage. Emerging from this conversation is a sense of Wisdom in the world, beckoning the Christian into a particular mode of being-in-the-world." -- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Section 1: Orienting to Proverbs 8 as Christian scripture. Orienting to the Old Testament as Christian scripture

Reading Proverbs 8 in its literary context

Section 2: Reading the history of interpretation to deepen engagement with Proverbs 8. The historically effected consciousness

Pre-modern readings of Proverbs 8

Modern historically oriented scholars

Modern historically oriented Christian scholars

Section 3: Toward a renewed Christian reading of Proverbs 8. Engaging significant thinkers for a renewed Christian reading

A contemporary conception of wisdom

Three first attempts at a renewed Christian reading of Proverbs 8.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and indexes.

ISBN:

9798385215966

9798385215973

OCLC:

1468161452

Publisher Number:

90101062239