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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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MP3 Audio Lectures & Resources Lecture Transcript Study Guide
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

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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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