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OT240
Psalms & Wisdom Books
Course Description
Explore the poetic and wisdom books of the Old Testament, including principles for interpreting these kinds of literature, with emphasis on application to contemporary concerns.
Course Instructor
Phil Long
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| 1 | Course Information & Syllabus | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 2 | Introduction to Course | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 3 | How to Read & Apply Biblical Poetry, I | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 4 | How to Read & Apply Biblical Poetry, II | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 5 | How to Read & Apply Biblical Poetry, III | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 6 | How to Read & Apply Biblical Poetry, III (continued) | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 7 | Psalms, I | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 8 | Psalms, II | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 9 | Psalms, III | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 10 | Psalms, IV | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 11 | Psalms, V | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 12 | Psalms, VI | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 13 | Psalms, VII | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 14 | Psalms, VIII | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 15 | Psalms, IX; Imprecatory Psalms | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 16 | Wisdom in the OT and the ANE, I | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 17 | Wisdom in the OT and the ANE, II | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 18 | Proverbs, I | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 19 | Proverbs, II | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 20 | Proverbs, III | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 21 | Proverbs, IV | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 22 | Proverbs, V; Conclusion | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 23 | Job, I | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 24 | Job, II | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 25 | Job, III | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 26 | Job, IV | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 27 | Job, V | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 28 | Ecclesiastes, I | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 29 | Ecclesiastes, II | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 30 | Ecclesiastes, III | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 31 | Song of Songs & Lamentations | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 32 | Song of Songs | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 33 | Lamentations | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 34 | Appendix | Transcript n/a Transcript | Study Guide n/a | Download | Listen |
Additional Resources
Related Readings
All of the books specified as related reading for this course are listed below. Books may be ordered from a local Christian bookstore, through a mail order catalog, from the Covenant Seminary Online Store, or from the Covenant Seminary Bookstore on campus (call toll-free at 877-213-3353).
* Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes, Derek Kidner
* How to Read the Psalms, Tremper Longman, III
* Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East, Victor H. Matthews and Don C. Benjamin
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