Classes » SCRI 536-Virtual, Summer 2 2025

Name

Wisdom Literature and the Psalms

Description

The course will engage in a literary, historical, and theological study of the wisdom books of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes (=Qoheleth), Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (=Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus), focusing on their composition, structure, theology, liturgical usage, and implications for dialogue among Jews and Christians. In addition, it treats how Second Temple Judaism influences the development of the New Testament. In addition, since some psalms (e.g. 1, 14, 37, 73, 91, 112, 119, and 128) are regarded as “wisdom psalms” due to their similarity with the themes of the main wisdom books, the course investigates the Book of Psalms with a focus on exegesis, theology and history.

Credits

3.0

Semester

Summer 2 2025

Instructor

Dr. John Martens

Schedules
  • Mondays, 13:30 to 17:00, TBA
  • Wednesdays, 13:30 to 17:00, TBA
  • Fridays, 13:30 to 17:00, TBA
Capacity

0/25

Tuition

$1,110.00
This tuition applies to domestic full-time students. Tuitions for international, senior, and auditing students may vary.

Fees

(None)

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