Gnomic Wisdom
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Gnomic Wisdom
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Author : John Dominic Crossan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Gnomic Wisdom written by John Dominic Crossan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Bible categories.
A Store Of Common Sense
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Author : Carolyne Larrington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
A Store Of Common Sense written by Carolyne Larrington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Literary Criticism categories.
A Store of Common Sense is the first comparative study in English of Old Icelandic and Old English wisdom poetry. It examines problems of form, unity, and coherence, and how the genre responds to social change, both reflecting and shaping the thinking of the communities which originate it. Carolyne Larrington analyses the differences between the pagan wisdom of Norse, ranging through everyday practical advice, rune magic, and spells, and the Christian, socially oriented ideals of Old English wisdom poetry, strongly rooted in Christian concepts of 'natural' order and hierarchy in God's Creation. Close reading in primary texts, both runic and magical, lays bare the skilful, structural integration of pragmatic, social wisdom with other kinds of knowledge. The book explores the possibility of Christian influence on Norse texts and demonstrates the impact of Christian learning on the ancient pagan genre. The existence of a gnomic 'key' in Norse and English narrative verse is also shown. Far from being platitudinous moralizing, the wisdom poems of the two literatures reveal themselves as comic, ironic, dramatic, and grandiose by turns, exploring a gamut of themes unequal led in any other genre of the period.
Elaborate Wisdom
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Author : Joel Simmons Hatch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Elaborate Wisdom written by Joel Simmons Hatch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with categories.
Studies in the conventional features of epinikian poetry have recognized the importance of the use of gnomic statements (short memorable wisdom statements) in this poetry since the appearance of Elroy Bundy's seminal work, Studia Pindarica. However, Bundy's work tended to privilege the objective goals of this poetry without giving proper attention to its subjective goals. In this thesis, I examine Pindar's use of gnomic statements in his epinikian odes with a view to identifying what the poet's subjective goals are, and also demonstrating how these goals are integrated into the objective needs of the genre. I begin with a brief examination of the functions of gnomic statements in earlier archaic Greek poetry, in order to provide a background against which Pindar's use of gnomic statements can be set. I argue that gnomic statements served as both an assertion of the speaker's (i.e. the poet's) sophia (a word which in this period denotes both poetic genius and socio-political intelligence) and a test of the addressee's sophia, and as such, they were useful in agonistic contexts, such as the archaic symposium. However, I also argue that in the earlier poets, these functions showed little development, and as a result gnomic material was freely appropriated and very difficult for a given poet to claim as his own. In contrast, Pindar displays self-conscious awareness of his own poetic sophia, and he uses gnomic statements to draw attention to its special qualities, qualities that mark this kind of sophia and the gnomic statements that express it as especially his own. One of the most important of these qualities is the compositional principle of poikilia, or "elaboration," which is discussed in detail in Chapter Two. In Chapter Three I discuss the ways in which Pindar uses gnomic statements to identify the subjective program of his poetry, that is, his own field of activity qua professional poet, with the objective program of his patrons, that is, their field of activity as athletes and civic leaders. I argue that this identity of programs is a driving force both in Pindar's conception of his art and in his assertion of his status as a poet active on a panhellenic scope. In Chapter Four I demonstrate how Pindar's highly developed use of and extension of the functions of gnomic statements controls the composition of his myths and determines their purposes and applications to specific contexts.
Wisdom In Context
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Author : A. P. M. H. Lardinois
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Wisdom In Context written by A. P. M. H. Lardinois and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Aphorisms and apothegms in literature categories.
Wisdom In Context
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Author : André P. M. H. Lardinois
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Wisdom In Context written by André P. M. H. Lardinois and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Aphorisms and apothegms in literature categories.
Love Without Pretense
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Author : Walter T. Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Release Date : 1991
Love Without Pretense written by Walter T. Wilson and has been published by Mohr Siebeck this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Religion categories.
Revision of the author's thesis--University of Chicago, 1990.
The Mysteries Of Righteousness
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Author : Walter T. Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2013-03-01
The Mysteries Of Righteousness written by Walter T. Wilson and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with Religion categories.
As the Christian church moved from its inception in an Eastern/Oriental culture westward across Asia Minor (Turkey) into Greco-Roman culture with primarily a Western philosophy, theology, and values, Jesus' message and Paul's teachings began to be interpreted according to those cultural norms. While Paul kept calling his churches back to their Jewish roots and Eastern values, the Jewish voice was lost when the Jerusalem church dispersed as Israel fell during the Jewish Revolt of 66-73 AD. The temple was destroyed, its clergy silenced, and Judaism seemed irrelevant to the growing Christian church. The church had become primarily Gentile in theology and philosophy and its Hebrew foundation was largely forgotten and lost. In Beyond Christian Folk Religion, Beckstrom, brings the reader back to Jesus' roots (Romans 11:17-23) and to the core of Paul's message.
Constructing The Self
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Author : Valérie Nicolet-Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Release Date : 2012
Constructing The Self written by Valérie Nicolet-Anderson and has been published by Mohr Siebeck this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Autonomy (Philosophy) categories.
Using some of the works of Michel Foucault (1926-1984) as a conversation partner, Valerie Nicolet-Anderson focuses on the manner in which Paul constructs the identity of his audience in his letter to the Romans. In particular, she analyzes how the notions of autonomy and self-agency function for both authors. In this dialogue, Valerie Nicolet-Anderson examines whether Paul can still play a relevant part in contemporary discussions around the notion of identity. The approach to Paul presents a narrative reading of Romans and displays an interdisciplinary hermeneutics which brings together New Testament exegesis and post-modern philosophy. The author constructs a dynamic picture of Paul as engaged in the shaping of the ethos of his communities through various strategies. She highlights Paul's actuality, reflecting the current use of Paul by continental philosophers and invites more interdisciplinary reflection between exegesis and philosophy.
Gnomic Wisdom
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Author : Geoffrey Phillips Frcp
language : en
Publisher: Austin Macauley
Release Date : 2017-01-31
Gnomic Wisdom written by Geoffrey Phillips Frcp and has been published by Austin Macauley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-31 with Humor categories.
'Life is a sexually transmitted condition with 100% mortality'. So begins Dr Geoffrey Phillips in his book Gnomic Wisdom as he shares a collection of anecdotes and observations gained over his long career in medicine, ten years in the Territorial Army and experience in writing medico-legal reports. From his birth in 1952 and through his school, medical student and army days to his time as a highly respected consultant geriatrician, Dr Phillips brings to life what really goes on during training, on hospital wards and in the medical profession, whilst setting everything into an historical and informative context so providing an educating, informing and often humorous read.
Speaking Wisdom Doing Wisely
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Author : Michele Claire Gater
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Speaking Wisdom Doing Wisely written by Michele Claire Gater and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Didactic poetry, English (Old) categories.