Old Testament : Psalms and Wisdom Books [ LTHEO1291 ]
3.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h
1q
This biannual course is taught on years 2015-2016, 2017-2018, ....
Teacher(s)
Luciani Didier ;
Language
French
Place of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes
To meet these objectives, the course covers the following :
- introduction to the different literary genres of the biblical Prayer from Psalms, examining the Psalter as a book;
- general introduction to the Wisdom Books, studying its main themes;
- reading certain texts of the Psalter and the Wisdom Books.
Aims
By the end of this course, the student should be able to undertake a critical reading of the Psalms and the sapiential texts of the Old Testament based on general knowledge of this literature.
Content
Introduction : Comparison with Wisdom in Egypt (specially Amenemope)
Study of four Sapiential Books :
1. Proverbs
2. Job
3. Qohelet
4. Psalms