Pain and Danger: Unpleasant Sayings and the Structure of Proverbs

In this article, I examine approximately fifty sayings in Proverbs that imagine intense pain in order to evaluate their potential to shape the way the moral instructions and character portraits in the book are interpreted, remembered, and actualized in the moral life. I also explore the conspicuous...

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Main Author: O'Dowd, Ryan 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America [2018]
In: The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2018, Volume: 80, Issue: 4, Pages: 619-635
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Proverbs / Pain / Morals / Neurosciences
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
NBE Anthropology
NCA Ethics
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Neurosciences
B Moral Formation
B Memory
B Empathy
B EMOTIONS (Psychology)
B Metaphor
B Trauma
B Neuroscience
B Wisdom
B Pain
B Bible. Proverbs
B Proverbs
B Emotion
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Summary:In this article, I examine approximately fifty sayings in Proverbs that imagine intense pain in order to evaluate their potential to shape the way the moral instructions and character portraits in the book are interpreted, remembered, and actualized in the moral life. I also explore the conspicuous gathering of these pain sayings within several clusters in the latter part of the book.
ISSN:2163-2529
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2019.0003