The Moral Vision of Proverbs

The Moral Vision of ProverbsWisdom literature is an unfamiliar genre to modern readers and presents many interpretive challenges. In this major new work, respected wisdom scholar Timothy Sandoval argues that the book of Proverbs, though difficult to access for some, provides a coherent moral vision for human flourishing. The approach Sandoval argues for in The Moral Vision of Proverbs is that of virtue ethics, or character ethics, particularly that which emerges from the

the first book in what will be a three-volume set on the theology of culture

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he proposes a post-critical paradigm shift that recenters study around God

Keeping in step with the spirit unfolds in a "lifestyle spirituality

It features a beautiful full-color design with an abundance of sidebars

edited by leading pastoral theologian Jason Byassee

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While both perspectives have much to contribute

The author has significantly updated his discussion of abortion

attending to voices from the past four centuries as they speak about the practice of ministry

and penance in the Bible

accessible guidance for interpreting the Bible