A educação dos filhos em Provérbios

Abstract

This thesis studies the theme of children's education in the book of Proverbs. It analyzes the main biblical sayings, in the context of ancient Israel, and establishes the relationship with the proposals of modern pedagogy. From a hermeneutic perspective, it reinterprets ancient proverbs in today's educational parameters. It distinguishes limits and possibilities, between cultural conditioning and perennial values. With the hypothesis that the guiding concepts of the education of children in ancient Israel remain valid, if well interpreted, it returns to the importance of wisdom in every educational process. It aims to highlight methods, values and principles contained in the sayings and proverbs, about the relationship between father/mother and son/daughter, as a relationship between teacher and disciple. The first chapter deals with education in ancient Israel, in its wisdom context, distinguishing concepts, forms and expressions. The second chapter addresses the proverbs applied to education, at the family and social level, as an ethical proposal for a successful life. The third chapter analyzes the proverbs concerning children, children and education in comparison with modern pedagogy, specifically from the perspective of liberating education and current Brazilian legislation. It concludes that biblical proverbs, despite their antiquity and long process of elaboration, have valid pedagogical values for the education of children up to the present day