SREL 476 — Introduction to Wisdom Literature
Philosophy and Classics · University of Ghana
The Course is an introduction to the third division of the Hebrew Bible which is Kethuviim, and the specific purpose in which Wisdom as an integral part of Jewish cosmology played a significant role. Areas to be covered will include Wisdom in early Israel, The Wisdom of Solomon, The earliest Core of Proverbs, Pre-exilic Wisdom, Post -exilic Wisdom and how the catastrophe of the exile shaped and pre-empted the issues raised in Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes. Themes such as Theodicy, the Suffering of the Righteous, the futility of life and its pursuits, Eschatology as a panacea towards the sustenance of Israel‘s religion will be explored in the main Books of Wisdom Literature in the Old Testament Canon.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- CLAS 401 — The Philosophy of Plato
- CLAS 402 — Roman Philosophy and Science
- CLAS 403 — Greek Literature and Society
- CLAS 404 — Roman Literature and Society
- CLAS 405 — Leaders of Ancient Greece
- CLAS 406 — Leaders of Ancient Rome
- CLAS 407 — Greek Historiography
- CLAS 408 — Roman Historiography
- CLAS 409 — The Sophists
- CLAS 410 — Themes in Classical Studies
- CLAS 411 — Law, Individual, and Society in Ancient Greece
- CLAS 412 — Law, Individual, and Society in Ancient Rome
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).