Hear, My Son

by Estes, Daniel J.

• ISBN13: 9780830826049
• ISBN10: 0830826041
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

Even a cursory reading of the book of Proverbs reveals that it is dominated by the subject of education, or personal formation. The voice of the teacher addressing his pupils resounds from its pages. A wide array of topics is presented, and frequent exhortations challenge the learner to hear and heed the teacher's instruction. This material, however, comes for the most part without recognizable order or sequence. Much of Proverbs consists of apparently random collections of maxims. As readers, we see many individual pieces, but the puzzle as a whole remains unclear.InHear, My Son, Daniel J. Estes synthesizes the teachings of the first nine chapters of Proverbs into a systematic statement of the theory of education and personal formation that lies behind the text. Working from the Hebrew text and building upon an extensive analysis of exegetical works, Estes organizes his study of Proverbs 1--9 into seven categories typical of pedagogical discussion: worldview, values for education, goals for education, curriculum for education, the process of instruction, the role of the teacher, and the role of the learner.His work agrees with but also transcends the original purpose of the text by revealing the foundational theory of intellectual and moral formation embedded in this important section of Scripure. It also has valuable things to say about constructing a bibilically informed philosophy of education today.

Table of Contents

Series preface	9	(1)
Preface	10	(2)
Chief abbreviations	12	(1)
Introduction	13	(1)
Description of the study	13	(2)
Rationale for the study	15	(4)
The worldview of Proverbs 1 - 9	19	(22)
Creation: The universe is Yahweh's creation	22	(4)
Order: Yahweh is sovereignly controlling the world	26	(4)
Rationality: Yahweh's world is knowable, but also mysterious	30	(5)
Fear of Yahweh: Humans must reverence Yahweh in their lives	35	(3)
Conclusion	38	(3)
Values for education	41	(22)
Wisdom	43	(2)
Teachability	45	(4)
Righteousness	49	(3)
Life	52	(10)
Conclusion	62	(1)
Goals for education	63	(24)
Commitment	65	(3)
Character	68	(2)
Competence	70	(6)
Protection	76	(4)
Prosperity	80	(4)
Knowledge of God	84	(1)
Conclusion	85	(2)
Curriculum for education	87	(14)
Observation	88	(4)
Tradition	92	(3)
Revelation	95	(3)
Conclusion	98	(3)
Process of instruction	101	(24)
Address	104	(2)
Description	106	(3)
Condition with command	109	(2)
Command with reasons	111	(5)
Command with reasons and illustrations	116	(2)
Command with consequences	118	(1)
Command with rhetorical questions	119	(2)
Incentive	121	(1)
Invitation	122	(1)
Conclusion	123	(2)
Role of the teacher	125	(10)
The teacher as an expert authority	126	(1)
The teacher as a facilitator	127	(3)
The teacher as a guide	130	(3)
Conclusion	133	(2)
Role of the learner	135	(16)
The learner must receive wisdom	136	(4)
The learner must respond to wisdom	140	(3)
The learner must value wisdom	143	(4)
The learner must assimilate wisdom	147	(1)
Conclusion	148	(3)
Conclusion	151	(4)
Retrospect	151	(2)
Prospect	153	(2)
Bibliography	155	(12)
Index of Scripture references	167	(6)
Index of authors	173