The Psalms and Wisdom Literature |
BS217/317 |
| Anthony Dean cm | Semester 1, 2012 Thursday 6.00pm — 9.00pm |
The first section of this unit will consist of an examination of the Book of Psalms as a whole and then individual representative psalms. The second section will consist of an examination of selected wisdom texts from the Old Testament. Both sections will demonstrate the application of the major methodologies associated with the exposition of this literature.
Undergraduate Prerequisites
| second level: | BS101 and BS102 or equivalent |
| third level: | two Biblical Studies units at second level |
Graduate and Postgraduate Prerequisites (BS317)
Requirements
3 hours per week
Undergraduate Assessment
| second level | one 1,500 word tutorial presentation | ||
| plus tutorial work, and | |||
| two 1,250 word sets of tutorial notes | 70% | ||
| one 1 hour written examination | 30% | ||
| third level | one 1,500 word tutorial presentation | ||
| plus tutorial work, and | |||
| two 1,500 word sets of tutorial notes | 70% | ||
| one 1½ hour written examination | 30% | ||
Graduate and Postgraduate Assessment (BS317)
Equivalent to 6,000 words.
see Coursework Assessment for Graduate and Postgraduate Students.
Text
The New Revised Standard Version will be used in lectures.
Students should also have access to the New Jerusalem Bible.
Bibliography
- Clifford, Richard J. Proverbs: A Commentary. The Old Testament Library. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1999.
- Collins, John J. Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1997.
- Goldingay, John. Psalms. 3 vols. Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2006.
- Grabbe, Lester L. Wisdom of Solomon. Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1997.
- Habel, Norman C. The Book of Job: A Commentary. London: SCM, 1985.
- Kraus, Hans-Joachim. Psalms. 2 vols. Translated by Hilton C. Oswold. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1988–89.
- ———. Theology of the Psalms. Translated by Keith Crim. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1986.
- Murphy, Roland E. The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996.
- Perdue, Leo G. The Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.
- ———. Wisdom and Creation: The Theology of Wisdom Literature. Nashville: Abingdon, 1994.