A PROPOSTA PEDAGÓGICA DE PROVÉRBIOS 22.6.

This article aims at a fresh proposal for reading Proverbs 22.6, taking into account the original purpose of the book in the Ancient Near East literary world. In general terms, this proposal builds upon a few premises that have not been considered by Christian educators, when they discuss and suggest the way one ought to go about nurturing children in a Christian-oriented worldview. The premises are: a) the concept of "to instruct" communicated in this proverb in light of the ANE, b) the age of the person defined as "child", c) the meaning of "the way he should go", and d) its implications for our understanding of instruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]