This course, using Biblical Wisdom Literature (Old Testament), and questions of interpretation, evaluation, and application, will assist the students in greater understanding of this portion of the Bible. Using threaded discussions, written posted assignments, and online peer collaborative projects the student will develop thinking, reading, and communication skills.

Course Objectives:

1. Discuss key themes in the OT wisdom writings
2. Appreciate the meaning of Wisdom literature for the life of new covenant people
3. Syntopically connect select themes of Wisdom literature with select Great Books understanding of the meaning of wisdom
4. Demonstrate critical reading, thinking, and writing skills

Texts: ESV Reader’s Bible
Leland Ryken, Short Sentences Long Remembered: A Guided Study of Proverbs and Other Wisdom Literature