3M03 final.pdf - Department of Religious Studies - McMaster University

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Date
12 Sept.
Monday
14 Sept.
Wednesday
19 Sept.
Monday
21 Sept.
Wednesday
26 Sept.
Monday
28 Sept.
Wednesday
3 Oct.
Monday
5 Oct.
Wednesday
Description/Assignment
Syllabus, Introductions, and the task of defining “Wisdom”
Assigned Reading for Next Class:
1 Samuel 12-17, 23:14-25:1; 2 Samuel 1:1-2:11, (chapters) 6-7, 11-12, 22; 1 Kings 1-2
Context I: The Stories of David
Assigned Reading for Next Class:
1 Kings 3, 5-6, 8-15; 2 Kings 17, 21, 24-25; 1 Chronicles 23:24-32
Context II: Solomon’s Greatness; the Decline and Exiles of Israel and Judah
Assigned Reading for Next Class:
John Ciardi and Miller Williams, “Introduction” and “Chapter One,” in Coursepack
Robert Alter, The Art of Biblical Poetry (Basic Books, 1985), 3-26
“Poetics” Inside and Outside of the Bible
Assigned Reading for Next Class:
Christopher Alexander, “The Quality without a Name,” in Coursepack
Genesis 1-3, Exodus 25-31 and 35-40 (skim)
Raymond Van Leeuwen, “Cosmos, Temple, House,” in Coursepack.
The Broad Setting of “Biblical Wisdom”: the Structure of Creation
Assigned Reading for Next Class:
Proverbs 1-9
R. Van Leeuwen, “In Praise of Proverbs,” in Coursepack
Introduction to “Proverbs” in the Harper Collins Study Bible (HCSB), 849-51
Proverbs: A Solomonic Compilation of Wisdom
Assigned Reading for Next Class:
Proverbs 10-24:34
Clements, Wisdom for a Changing World, 15-35
Proverbs (cont.)
Assigned Reading for Next Class:
Proverbs 24-29
Clements, Wisdom for a Changing World, 37-55
Proverbs (cont.)
Assigned Reading for Next Class:
Proverbs 30-31
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