The Wisdom Tradition and the Book of Job

College Regis College
Instructor(s)
Course Code RGB3279HF
NOTE: Graduate degree students enrol in RGB6279HF
Semester First Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

The Wisdom Tradition in Israel faced the paradox of maintaining God's mercy and justice in the light of Israel's failures and suffering. The Book of Job is an eloquent expression of Israel's grappling with the issues behind theodicy. The course begins with an exploration of Israel's Wisdom Tradition in relation to the Ancient Near East, prophecy and cult in order to set a context for reading and interpreting the book in its entirety. The literary features and structure of the work provide a methodological lense for appreciating how the Wisdom Tradition in the Book of Job dealt with suffering, ethics, beauty and love. (Lectures, discussion, major paper; and for AD students, reading selected texts in Hebrew).

Schedule Wed
Start Time 9:00
End Time 11:00
Minimum Enrolment 0
Maximum Enrolment 24
Enrolment Notes

Max 24 (AD & BD)

Teaching Method
Seminars
Means of Evaluation
Other
Previously Offered Fall 2010
Currently Offered Fall 2012