Wisdom
What is Wisdom NOT?
1. Intelligence
2. Law to be obeyed
3. Doctrine to be believed
Name the Biblical Wisdom Books
1. Proverbs
2. Ecclesiastes
3. Job
4. Song of Solomon
About how much of the Bible is poetry?
33%
In the wisdom literature of the ancient near east (ANE), what is the most common literary type?
The "wise saying" or Proverb
If the dominant exhortation of scripture is to "believe", what is the dominant command of Biblical wisdom literature?
Think! (Biblically)
How is Hebrew poetry similar to English poetry?
Figurative language, repetition of words and phrases
What life experiences does wisdom literature tend to focus on?
Any of:
1. Extreme experiences (the sluggard)
2. The norms (good is rewarded)
3. Particular types of experiences
What is the Biblical phrase that captures the context in which wisdom should be considered?
Fear of the Lord
How is Hebrew poetry different from English poetry
It does not rhyme, it is wholly based on parallel versets/phrases
What kind of literature is the Instructions of Amenemope?
While not in the Protestant or Jewish canon, what two books will we be studying in addition to the Biblical books?
Ecclesiasticus and Wisdom of Solomon
Name one type of Hebrew poetic parallelism
Synonymous, intensification, specification, antithetical
What is a big difference between Biblical wisdom literature and other ANE wisdom literature?
The God of the Bible (YHWH) is known and referenced.
A particular interpretive challenge of Biblical wisdom literature comes from the fact that the content of the wisdom literature sayings are _____?
Timeless
Before written Hebrew there were pictographic depictions known as _____?
Proto-sinaitic