2011 Spring – Hebrew Wisdom
Spring 2011 Director’s Class
Course Description (Audio of previous classes will be posted below)
Does the very notion of wisdom make sense anymore? Does life require us to understand something, or do we simply need to make it up as we go?
The ancient Hebrew writers thought that there is wisdom, and they offered it in what we know as the wisdom literature of the Old Testament. This class will seek to understand the wisdom of this literature by looking especially at the books of Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Job, and Psalms. The class will also explore what the Apostle Paul means when he writes that “Jesus Christ has become for us wisdom from God.” In what ways does Jesus embody Hebrew wisdom, and how is he also “the foolishness of God?”
While reading the relevant biblical texts will enrich your experience of this class, the class requires no outside reading.
For Students Only
Offered weekly on Wednesdays, period five (11:45 – 12:35)
Beginning January 19 in the classroom at the Christian Study Center
Taught by Dr. Richard V. Horner, Executive Director
Audio of Past Classes
- February 2, 2011: Discussion and Introduction of Proverbs
- February 9, 2011: Proverbs, continued
- February 16, 2011: Ecclesiastes, Part 1 (Audio not available)
- February 23, 2011: Ecclesiastes, Part 2
- March 16, 2011: Psalms