Arthur Jan Keefer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1423157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arthur Jan Keefer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arthur Jan |
| FAMILY NAME | Keefer |
| SIGNATURE | KEEFER A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3846-5394 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Georg Lorenz Bauer’s Biblische Moral des Alten Testaments
Georg Lorenz Bauer (1755–1806) is known for coining the term »historical-critical« and writing one of the first works of Old Testament theology, but he is hardly remembered for publishing what is arguably the first independent work of Old Testament ethics. His two-volume Biblische Moral des Alten Testaments (1803) still ranks among the most extensive publications on the subject. This article situates Bauer’s work within the history of OT ethics r…
The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature
Study of the wisdom literature in the Hebrew Bible and the contemporary cultures in the ancient Near Eastern world is evolving rapidly as old definitions and assumptions are questioned. Scholars are now interrogating the role of oral culture, the rhetoric of teaching and didacticism, the understanding of genre, and the relationship of these factors to the corpus of writings. The scribal culture in which wisdom literature arose is also under inves…
Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature
The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics
In this book, Arthur Keefer offers a new interpretation of the book of Proverbs from the standpoint of virtue ethics. Using an innovative method that bridges philosophy and biblical studies, he argues that much of the instruction within Proverbs meets the criteria for moral and theological virtue as set out in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and the works of St. Thomas Aquinas. Keefer presents the moral thought of Proverbs in its social, historica…
Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics
The Meaning of Life in Ecclesiastes
Attending to ongoing debates about the “meaning of life” in Ecclesiastes, this article determines how Qoheleth addressed meaningfulness by drawing on a threefold scheme of definitions for life’s meaning. These definitions are derived from psychological research and used to argue that all three conceptions appear within the book of Ecclesiastes. Qoheleth was primarily concerned with life’s “coherence,” which depends on predictable and reliable pat…
Introduction to the Special Issue
In "The Wayfinders", a Special Issue for the journal Religions, scholars explore the significance of the biblical wisdom literature for the current day
Revising the Modern Moral Paradigm with the Book of Proverbs
The modern moral paradigm champions a codified format, where ethics is conceived of as and conveyed by means of law. Among the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible, the book of Proverbs offers an alternative to modern codified morality. I consider a concern shared by ancient and modern societies-communication ethics-to argue that through Proverbs' focus on character, wisdom, and the Lord, the book could revise the way we think about, articulate,…
Vern S. Poythress, Chance and the Sovereignty of God
Revising the Modern Moral Paradigm with the Book of Proverbs
The modern moral paradigm champions a codified format, where ethics is conceived of as and conveyed by means of law. Among the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible, the book of Proverbs offers an alternative to modern codified morality. I consider a concern shared by ancient and modern societies-communication ethics-to argue that through Proverbs' focus on character, wisdom, and the Lord, the book could revise the way we think about, articulate,…
Vern S. Poythress, Chance and the Sovereignty of God
Introduction to the Special Issue
In "The Wayfinders", a Special Issue for the journal Religions, scholars explore the significance of the biblical wisdom literature for the current day
Revising the Modern Moral Paradigm with the Book of Proverbs
The modern moral paradigm champions a codified format, where ethics is conceived of as and conveyed by means of law. Among the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible, the book of Proverbs offers an alternative to modern codified morality. I consider a concern shared by ancient and modern societies-communication ethics-to argue that through Proverbs' focus on character, wisdom, and the Lord, the book could revise the way we think about, articulate,…
The Meaning of Life in Ecclesiastes
Attending to ongoing debates about the “meaning of life” in Ecclesiastes, this article determines how Qoheleth addressed meaningfulness by drawing on a threefold scheme of definitions for life’s meaning. These definitions are derived from psychological research and used to argue that all three conceptions appear within the book of Ecclesiastes. Qoheleth was primarily concerned with life’s “coherence,” which depends on predictable and reliable pat…
The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics
In this book, Arthur Keefer offers a new interpretation of the book of Proverbs from the standpoint of virtue ethics. Using an innovative method that bridges philosophy and biblical studies, he argues that much of the instruction within Proverbs meets the criteria for moral and theological virtue as set out in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and the works of St. Thomas Aquinas. Keefer presents the moral thought of Proverbs in its social, historica…
Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics
The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature
Study of the wisdom literature in the Hebrew Bible and the contemporary cultures in the ancient Near Eastern world is evolving rapidly as old definitions and assumptions are questioned. Scholars are now interrogating the role of oral culture, the rhetoric of teaching and didacticism, the understanding of genre, and the relationship of these factors to the corpus of writings. The scribal culture in which wisdom literature arose is also under inves…
Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature
Georg Lorenz Bauer’s Biblische Moral des Alten Testaments
Georg Lorenz Bauer (1755–1806) is known for coining the term »historical-critical« and writing one of the first works of Old Testament theology, but he is hardly remembered for publishing what is arguably the first independent work of Old Testament ethics. His two-volume Biblische Moral des Alten Testaments (1803) still ranks among the most extensive publications on the subject. This article situates Bauer’s work within the history of OT ethics r…
Philosophy (7 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc (3 works) · History (3 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works)