Wisdom Literature (BA2012Y)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

This course will undertake a study of Wisdom Literature. Specific texts will be studied from historical critical and literary perspectives. The unit studies two books from Wisdom Literature: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes (Qoholeth), Daniel and Job.

Unit code: BA2012Y

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2

Unit discipline: Old Testament

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate a knowledge of the structure and composition of the chosen books
2.

Identify the significance of literary forms

3.

Articulate distinctive theological themes that emerge

4.

Describe the similarities and differences in the way that wisdom is depicted

5.

Demonstrate skills in critical biblical interpretation

Unit sequence

BA1020 (BA1000Y) and BN1020 (BN1000Y) or the equivalent

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars, discussions

Indicative Bibliography

  • Brown, William P. Character in Crisis: A Fresh Approach to the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996.
  • Brenner, Athalya and Carole R. Fontaine, eds. Wisdom and Psalms: A Feminist Companion to the Bible. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998.
  • Crenshaw, James L. Old Testament Wisdom: An Introduction. Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press, 1998.
  • Estes, Daniel J. Handbook of Wisdom Books and Psalms. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Press, 2005.
  • Hunter, Alistair G. Wisdom Literature. London: SCM 2006.
  • Longman III, Tremper, and Peter Enns, eds. A Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 2008.
  • Perdue, Leo G. Wisdom and Creation: The Theology of Wisdom. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1994.
  • Perdue, Leo G. Wisdom Literature: A Theological History. Louisville, KY: Westminster, John Knox Press, 2007. Brown, William P. Character in Crisis: A Fresh Approach to the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996.
  • Schipper, Bernd U., and D. Andrew Teeter, eds. Wisdom and Torah: The Reception of "Torah" in the Wisdom Literature of the Second Temple Period. Leiden: Brill, 2013.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

3000 word major essay

 0 65.0
Exegesis

1500 word exegetical paper

 0 35.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2015

Unit record last updated: 2020-09-11 16:19:16 +1000