Attentive ears and forward-looking eyes: disciplining the senses and forming the self in the book of Proverbs
Ancient Israelite sages recognized a dilemma regarding sensory perception: the senses are vehicles for acquiring wisdom, yet they are also channels of temptation. The sages responded to this dilemma by devising strategies for disciplining vision and audition. These strategies - which may be understo...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2015]
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The journal of Jewish studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 242-264 |
| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism NBE Anthropology |
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SENSES & sensation
Religious aspects
B Wisdom B Jewish literature B Temptation B Perception B Early Judaism B Proverbs B Book of Proverbs, The (Book) B Identity B Temptation Social aspects B Auditory perception |