Title: A crown of glory : a biblical view of aging /
Authors: Dulin, Rachel Zohar, 1940-
Publisher: Paulist Press,
Year: 1988
Subjects: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Aging Biblical teaching.; Older people in the Bible.
Contents: 1. "Length of days": The Israelite idea of the "fountain of youth" -- 2. Physical characteristics of old age -- A. Gray hair -- B. Loss of eyesight -- C. Loss of hearing -- D. Loss of potency -- The inability to enjoy the sexual act -- Physiological inability to impregnate or to conceive -- E. Loss of strength -- F. Loss of taste -- 3. Psychological characteristics of old age -- A. Frustration over the loss of alertness and mental acumen -- B. Frustration over the loss of independence and self respect -- Qoheleth on old age -- The Psalms on old age -- 4. The old and the community -- A. The old int he family -- The old in the Book of Ruth -- B. The old i the society -- Aging and retirement -- Ethical response: Isaian view of social responsibility -- 5. Old age and human reflection -- A. Old age and wisdom -- B. Old age and retribution -- The characteristics of the blessed old age -- Job on old age -- Chronicles on old age -- Proverbs on old age -- C. Epilogue: Old age and the spiritual experience.