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Created byDr. Victoria Pederson

Last updated 1/2022

English

What you'll learn

Examine in great detail the 5 Poetic Books: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs
Identify key themes and messages of each book
Learn how to interpret Ancient Hebrew Poetry as Biblical Literature
Appreciate the value of Ancient Hebrew Poetry
Apply the knowledge learned to find hidden meaning for personal reflection and spiritual growth

Course content

12 sections • 28 lectures • 5h 54m total length

Introduction to the Old Testament Poetic Books9:50
Welcome to an In-Depth Study of the Old Testament Poetic Books! This is our first class of the series. Today we will be learning:
What makes Biblical Literature different from Biblical Narratives and Prophecy?
What is Wisdom Literature and how is it used?
Introduction to Ancient Hebrew Poetry
3 Kinds of Parallelisms
Simple and Complex Chiasms
Examples of Figurative Language used in Hebrew Literature
Apply what you have learned today in the Class 1 Application Assignment.
Please begin by completing the following:
Please watch the Class 1 Introduction Lecture Videos.
Print out, or Open on your desktop the Class 1 Worksheet in order to fill-in all of the blanks. This worksheet will be your study guide for the open-book Midterm.
An optional video to help explain the different ways to use these 5 books by viewing "Literary Styles in the Bible" by the Bible Project.
Please complete the Class 1 Application Assignment. How do we take the knowledge learned today and apply it to our everyday lives? Please complete and submit for grading.
Introduction Part 29:53
This is video 2 of 4.
Introduction Part 311:01
This is video 3 of 4.
Please also see the resources: 1) Example of Terms Explanation Video and 2) Example of Terms handout. These are great description resources to help with all of the different kinds of figurative language.
Class 1 Application Assignment

First Look at Job Part 110:56
Welcome to an In-Depth Study of the Old Testament Poetic Books! This is our second class of the series. Today we will be learning about Job:
Who was Job and when how old is he?
2 Approaches to Job: Theological and Existential
What is the purpose and literary structure of Job?
Comparison of Satan's attempts from Job 1 and Job 2
Is Job a type of Christ?
Apply what you have learned today in the Class 2 Application Assignment.
Please begin by completing the following:
Please watch the Class 2 Lecture Videos.
Print out, or Open on your desktop the Class 2 Worksheet in order to fill-in all of the blanks. This worksheet will be your study guide for the open-book Midterm.
An optional video to help explain the book of Job is to view "Overview: Job" by the Bible Project.
Please complete the Class 2 Application Assignment which looks at the four views of suffering by Job's four friends. Which friend do you think is the most correct? How are they different?
First Look at Job Part 210:46
This is second half of the video.
Class 2 Application Assignment

Detailed Look at Job Part 110:43
Welcome to an In-Depth Study of the Old Testament Poetic Books! This is our third class of the series. Today we will be learning:
4 Different Views of Suffering by Job's Four Friends
Job's responses to his four friends
God's response to Job
Things we can learn from Job's four friends' viewpoints
Apply this to our Class 3 Application Assignment
Please begin by completing the following:
1. Please watch the Class 3 Lecture Videos.
2. Print out, or Open on your desktop the Class 3 Worksheet in order to fill-in all of the blanks. This worksheet will be your study guide for the open-book Midterm.
3. An optional video to help explain the various way to understand Job "The Book of Job" by the Bible Project.
4. Please complete the Class 3 Application Assignment. How do we take the knowledge learned today and apply it to our everyday lives? Please complete and submit for grading.
Detailed Look at Job Part 29:39
This is video 2 of 7.
Detailed Look at Job Part 311:50
This is video 3 of 7.
Detailed Look at Job Part 410:07
This is video 4 of 7.
Detailed Look at Job Part 510:30
This is video 5 of 7.
Detailed Look at Job Part 610:04
This is video 6 of 7.
Detailed Look at Job Part 711:15
This is video 7 of 7, the final video in this series, before moving to the next section.
Class 3 Application Assignment

Let's Look at Ecclesiastes Part 111:05
Welcome to an In-Depth Study of the Old Testament Poetic Books! This is our first class of the series. Today we will be learning:
Who is the author? Is it the same as Solomon?
How does the author search for the meaning of life?
What does the author find in answer to this?
What are the goad and nail passages?
How do we know the difference between good and bad?
What is the author's ultimate conclusion and why does this matter to us?
Please begin by completing the following:
1. Please watch the Class 4 Introduction Lecture Video.
2. Print out, or Open on your desktop the Class 4 Worksheet in order to fill-in all of the blanks. This worksheet will be your study guide for the open-book Midterm.
3. An optional video to help explain more is to view "The Book of Ecclesiastes" by the Bible Project.
4. Please complete the Class 4 Application Assignment. How do we know what we believe? Please complete the worksheet to identify your beliefs.
Let's Look at Ecclesiastes Part 211:35
This is video 2 of 4.
Let's Look at Ecclesiastes Part 314:09
This is video 3 of 4.
Let's Look at Ecclesiastes Part 414:20
This is video 4 of 4.
Class 4 Application Assignment

First Look at Proverbs Part 115:31
Welcome to an In-Depth Study of the Old Testament Poetic Books! This is our fifth class of the series. Today we will be learning:
What is a Proverb?
How should one approach the book of Proverbs?
7 Proverbial Patterns to Express the Principles for Living
15 Discourses Given in the Book of Proverbs
Apply what you have learned into the Class 5 Application Assignment.
Please begin by completing the following:
1. Please watch the Class 5 Lecture Video.
2. Print out, or Open on your desktop the Class 5 Worksheet in order to fill-in all of the blanks. This worksheet will be your study guide for the open-book Midterm.
3. An optional video to help explain how to use the Book "The Book of Proverbs" by the Bible Project.
4. Please complete the Class 5 Application Assignment. This will help you to understand the book by examining the characters sketches. Choose one to research.
First Look at Proverbs Part 214:18
This is video 2 of 2.
Class 5 Application Assignment

Detailed Look at Proverbs Part 112:34
Welcome to an In-Depth Study of the Old Testament Poetic Books! This is our sixth class of the series. Today we will be learning:
9 Hermeneutical Guidelines to Proverbs
Examples of Figurative Language used in Hebrew
How should Proverbs be used?
Detailed Example of an Acrostic from Proverbs 31 in Hebrew
Apply what you have learned today in the Class 1 Application Assignment.
Please begin by completing the following:
1. Please watch the Class 6 Lecture Video.
2. Print out, or Open on your desktop the Class 6 Worksheet in order to fill-in all of the blanks. This worksheet will be your study guide for the open-book Midterm.
3. An optional video to help explain "Overview: Proverbs" by the Bible Project.
4. Please complete the Class 6 Application Assignment. Take a look at the two videos and apply what you have learned about Proverbs by answering the questions.
Detailed Look at Proverbs Part 213:30
This is video 2 of 3.
Detailed Look at Proverbs Part 314:12
This is video 3 of 3.
Class 6 Application Assignment

First Look at Psalms Part 115:13
Welcome to an In-Depth Study of the Old Testament Poetic Books! This is our 8th class of the series. Today we will be learning:
The Psalms as Ancient Hebrew Poetry
The Psalms were originally set to music
8 Types of Psalms
5 Parts to a Praise Psalm
6 Parts to a Lament Psalm
Apply what you have learned today in the Class 8 Application Assignment.
Please begin by completing the following:
1. Please watch the Class 8 Lecture Video.
2. Print out, or Open on your desktop the Class 8 Worksheet in order to fill-in all of the blanks. This worksheet will be your study guide for the open-book Final Exam.
3. An optional video to help explain "Overview: Psalms" by the Bible Project.
4. Please complete the Class 8 Application Assignment. Take a look at the four music videos and apply what you have learned about Proverbs to compare them by answering the questions.
First Look at Psalms Part 214:24
This is video 2 of 3.
First Look at Psalms Part 313:08
This is video 3 of 3.
Class 8 Application Assignment

Let's Look at Psalms in Greater Detail15:52
Welcome to an In-Depth Study of the Old Testament Poetic Books! This is our 9th class of the series. Today we will be learning:
How the Psalms are used in a service
How the Psalms are used throughout the Christian Calendar: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Pentecost
5 Divisions of the Psalms into God's Songbook
Examination of each division's themes
2 Methods of Classification of the Psalms
5 Different Categories for the Titles of the Psalms
2 Observations of Hermeneutical Orientation in History
Apply what you have learned today in the Class 9 Application Assignment.
Please begin by completing the following:
1. Please watch the Class 9 Lecture Video.
2. Print out, or Open on your desktop the Class 9 Worksheet in order to fill-in all of the blanks. This worksheet will be your study guide for the open-book Final Exam.
3. An optional video to help explain "Overview: Psalms" by the Bible Project.
4. Please complete the Class 9 Application Assignment. Take a look at the two videos and apply what you have learned about Proverbs by answering the questions.
Let's Look at Psalms in Great Detail Part 215:11
This is video 2 of 2.
Class 9 Application Assignment

Diving into Song of Songs Part 114:43
Welcome to an In-Depth Study of the Old Testament Poetic Books! This is our 10th class of the series. Today we will be learning:
The Song of Songs is a 5 Act Play, originally sung to music
There are 3 main characters and a supporting cast
3 Categories of Women
4 Hermeneutical Approaches to the Book
4 Things to Help Use Songs Correctly
Close Examination of all Five Acts
Apply what you have learned today in the Class 10 Application Assignment.
Please begin by completing the following:
1. Please watch the Class 10 Lecture Video.
2. Print out, or Open on your desktop the Class 10 Worksheet in order to fill-in all of the blanks. This worksheet will be your study guide for the open-book Final Exam.
3. An optional video to help explain "Overview: Song of Songs" by the Bible Project.
4. Please complete the Class 10 Application Assignment. Take a look at the two videos and apply what you have learned about Proverbs by answering the questions.
Diving into Song of Songs Part 218:19
This is video 2 of 2.
Class 10 Application Assignment

Requirements

None, Everything you need is provided in the class

Description

Have you always wanted to understand the Poetry of the Bible?

While some study Shakespeare and Hemingway, we can find ancient literature written in beautiful words in the Bible.

The Bible has several books written in the ancient literary styles of over 4,000 years ago: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.

Throughout the course of the class we will examine these 5 Old Testament Poetic books, spending time on the main themes of each book and how to interpret them as biblical literature rather than as narratives or prophecy. This class will help students be able to interpret these books in a meaningful and personally significant way.

We will study each of these 5 books in greater detail with content-loaded pre-recorded lectures, worksheets based on the lectures, and assignments after each class. There will be one midterm to cover the first six classes, and a final exam to cover the last 4 weeks. A choice of final presentation of a research project will be submitted towards the end of the course to practice all of the tools learned in the class on a chosen passage of poetry from the Bible.

If you love English Literature, you will enjoy this journey into ancient Biblical Literature as well!

Schedule:

Class 1: Introduction to the Poetic Books

Class 2: First Look at Job Part 1

Class 3: Detailed Look Job Part 2

Class 4: Ecclesiastes

Class 5: First Look at Proverbs Part 1

Class 6: Detailed Look at Proverbs Part 2

Class 7: Open-Book Midterm Exam

Class 8: First Look at Psalms Part 1

Class 9: Detailed Look at Psalms Part 2

Class 10: Song of Songs

Class 11: Research Project of your choice

Class 12: Open-Book Final Exam

Who this course is for:

Students wanting a grow deeper in their spiritual life with God
Bible Students wanting to dive deeper into the Old Testament
English Literature Students wanting to understand and appreciate Ancient Hebrew Poetry
Students wanting to understand the Biblical Wisdom Literature

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Course content

Class 1: Introduction to the Old Testament Poetic Books3 lectures • 31min

Class 2: The First Look at Job2 lectures • 22min

Class 3: Let's Explore Job in Greater Detail7 lectures • 1hr 14min

Class 4: First Look at Ecclesiastes4 lectures • 51min

Class 5: First Look at Proverbs2 lectures • 30min

Class 6: Detailed Look at Proverbs3 lectures • 40min

Class 7: Quiz0

Class 8: First Look at Psalms3 lectures • 43min

Class 9 Detailed Look at Psalms2 lectures • 31min

Class 10 Let's Dive into Song of Songs2 lectures • 33min

Requirements

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