Proverbs
Thursday August 31, 2006
When's the last time you read the book of Proverbs? Me, probably not since I was a kid. But at Matthew's school, they have a reading schedule from the Bible at night. Parents reading to their kids. They're first graders,...
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If something is repeated, it probably means a.) it's important, or b.) the subtle differences in wording are making slightly different points. Or he was padding it. Anyway, if you find that a bit annoying, try finding a psalm that doesn't repeat the same supplication, saying that your enemies are laying traps for you. God bless.>
The school's curriculum sounds well-grounded and wise. You? I'm not so sure. May you learn something from the experieince.
"Bring up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs
The book of Proverbs contains all the wisdom we need to know to navigate through life. Shameful thing you haven't taken advantage of God's free gift to you.>
Look, all I'm saying is it wouldn't have killed the guy to have thrown in a little variety, 'kay? Like, a verse or two about geometry in there with all the theology. Is that too much to ask?
[Please God, don't let the usual suspects come around thinking I'm serious about this...]>
Mmmkay, sirs.>
Either Mr. Minkoff is being ironical, or it truly is sad how lacking the sense of humor quotient is around these parts...>
Ironical? Not sure. Ironic, perhaps.>
I get a kick out of the newer editions of the Bible. Can you imagine the original writers saying, "But if you're a dumb guy?">
Parallelism, characteristic of Hebrew poetry. Check out CS Lewis, "Reflections On The Psalms". Read the 119th psalm for an example at very, very great length.>
Apparently, Jesus ben Sirach got your point. His collection is top-ic-al.
But seriously, the point of proverbs is that they apply in differing situations with different contexts:
"Look before you leap" but also "He who hesitates is lost.">
Mr. Walker anticipated the very point I was about to make! Assyrian and Babylonian poetry has much the same convention.
It's actually a very elegant way of organizing both very and prose, and is very conducive to memorization (which is probably one of the reasons why it developed).
BTW, what translation is the school using? Just curious.>
Rereading this thread, I see a terrible typo. Of course, I mean to write that this was "a very elegant way of organizing both poetry and prose". Urk.>
Repetitio est mater memoriae/studiorum!>
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