Greek, Roman, and Renaissance vs. Hebrew, Christian, and Medieval

The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales seem to have a closer outlook to the Greek and Roman literature than the Hebrew, Christian, early Medieval, and late Medieval literature.  The Hebrew literature is the Old Testament, the Christian is the New Testament, the some of the early and late Medieval literature are The City of God, and The Little Flowers of St. Francis.  The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales were written in the time of the Early Renaissance when some people started moving a bit away from Christianity (although very many people still believed in God and Jesus Christ as the source of the full potential of man) and started reading more of the Roman and Greek literatures.

The History of Ethics in the Bible

The Bible is filled with law.  More specifically, God’s Law for mankind.  We sin…a bunch of times.  Therefore, God tells us what we should do and not do.  These are ethics.

Sanctions and Ethics in the Proverbs

Usually in the Proverbs we see what is right, then what is wrong, or visa versa.  Also, we see what a fool does compared to what the wise does, and what different “paths” they are going and what they will “earn”, for example.  These are ethics and sanctions.