The place of Paideia in Hebrews' moral thought
By: Phillip A. Davis, Jr
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe -- 475; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament -- 475.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9783161560033; 9783161560040
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Education; Biblical teaching; Discipline; Suffering; Corporal punishment; Bible
Description: Hebrews 12:1-17 depicts the audience's sufferings as God's discipline. But is this discipline a punishment for sin or positive, formative training? Phillip A. Davis, Jr. examines this question in light of Hebrews' ethics, ancient corporal punishment practices, and the passage's use of Proverbs 3:11-12 -- Bac cover.
Notes: Slightly revised version of the author's dissertation, University of Numster, 2016.--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-275) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Introduction. I. Terms and Method ; II. Recent History of the Discussion ; III. The Way Forward; title: Chapter 2. Hebrews' Moral Thought. I. Limits of the Passage ; II. Hebrews in Moral Perspective ; III. Conclusions; title: Chapter 3. The Educational Tradition of Corporal Punishment. I. Painful Childhood Memories ; II. Corporal Punishment and its Moral Fruit ; III. Theoretical Conceptions of Corporal Punishment ; IV. Parents and Punishment ; V. Conclusions; title: Chapter 4. Proverbs 3-4: Context and Comparison. I. Sayings in Context ; II. Parallels to Proverbs 3:11-12 ; III. Conclusions; title: Chapter 5. The Moral Thought of Hebrews 12:1-17. I. Hebrews 12:1-11 ; II. Hebrews 12:12-17 ; III. Conclusions; title: Chapter 6: Final Conclusions.