CONTENTS |
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Acknowledgement |
7 |
Abbreviations |
9 |
Introduction |
15 |
Chapter 1 |
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The Universal Voice of Wisdom in the family: reading a Biblical Parental Discourse in the Context of Ancient Near Eastern Instruction and Vietnamese Folk sayings |
19 |
1. The Parental discourse of Prov 23: 15-28 in the context of Proverbs and the Wisdom instructions of the Ancient Near East |
23 |
1.1 The seven collections of Proverbs and their parental discourses |
23 |
1.2 The influence of the Ancient Near Eastern cultures on Proverbs: The Third Collection in compasion with the Egyptian teaching Amenemope and the instructions of neighbouring peples |
30 |
2. The Parental discourse of Prov 23; 15-28 vis-à-vis the Ancient near eastern instruction and Vietmamese proverbial sentences |
47 |
2.1 Prov 23: 15 -16: Invitation to a complete wisdom |
50 |
2.1.1 Advice as to how to pursue wisdom in life to the ultimate extent |
50 |
2.1.2 A note on sound and literary from of Biblical and Vietnamese proverbs |
54 |
2.2 Prov 23, 17 -18:Fear of God and the retribution belief |
58 |
2.3 Prov 23:19-21: the father's way to advoid bad and destructive company |
61 |
2.4 Prov 23: 22-25: Wisdom, filial piety and parents' happiness |
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2.4.1 Exhortation to get wisdom |
65 |
2.4. 2 the gilf of life and filial duty |
69 |
2.4.3 the Parents'joy |
74 |
2.5 Prov 23:26-28: The father's ways against those of the harlot |
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2.6 Final observation on prov 23: 15-28: parents as authouritive and caring educators |
81 |
3. Concluding observations |
95 |
3.1 Thematic similarity between Prov 23: 15-28, the Ancient Near Eastern tests and Vietnamese proverbs |
95 |
3.2 Parents as the voice of wisdom in Proverbs and in the sapiential instructions of other cultures |
96 |
Chapter II |
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The Language of love in the song of songs and love lyrics in the Vietnamese Literature |
103 |
1. An understanding of Love in Vietnamese culture and literature |
106 |
1.1 Love in Vietnamese culture |
107 |
1.2 Love in the Vietnamese literature: General observations |
109 |
1.2.1 the Vietmamses Folklore |
109 |
1.2.2 The classical poetry |
112 |
1.2.3 the new poetry movement |
113 |
2. the language of love in the song and love lyrics in Vietnamese literature |
115 |
2.1 the nature imagery |
115 |
2.1.1 the nature imagery in the song context |
115 |
2.1.2 The nature imagery in Vietmamese love lyrics |
126 |
2.2 Lovesickness |
138 |
2.3 the dialogue of the lovers |
147 |
2.4 the heart and passion of love |
157 |
2.5 the signs of love |
168 |
3. Conclusion |
179 |
Chapter III |
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Jesus as "Son of God" in the Vietnamese Culture: |
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A Biblical - Theological inquiry from perspective of inculturation |
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1. "Son of God" in the Jewish tradition and Hellenistic Literature |
183 |
1.1 In the Old Testament |
183 |
1.2 In the Intertestamental and rabbinic Judaism |
184 |
1.3 In Hellenism |
185 |
2. Jesus as the "Son of God' in the New testament |
186 |
2.1 Jesus' References to God as Father |
186 |
2.2 Jesus' References to himself as Son |
187 |
2.3 jesus - Son of God in the Earliest Christtian Confession |
188 |
3. A Biblical -Theological Synthesis |
192 |
3.1 Messiah-Son of God |
193 |
3.2 Jesus' Sonship as Prototype for everyone |
193 |
3.3 Pious and Unique Son |
194 |
4. Vietnamese understanding of Jesus Christ - Son of God |
196 |
4.1 Vietnamese Family Relationships |
198 |
4.1.1 Nation as a family |
198 |
4.1.2 Family relationships |
203 |
4.2 Vietnamese Christological Models of Jesus Christ - Son of God |
210 |
4.2.1 Jesus as Thiên tử (Son of Heven) |
211 |
4.2.2 Jesus as the model Người con hiếu thảo |
216 |
4.2.3 Jesus as trưởng tử |
218 |
4.2.4 jesus as Tổ tiên |
221 |
Concluding Comments |
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Horizons of Research on the Bible and Asian Culture |
225 |
Index of Authors |
233 |