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The document summarizes several books from the Old Testament Wisdom literature. It discusses themes in Proverbs around parenting, communication, attitude, manners, work, business, reputation, leadership, gossip, and relationships. It provides overviews of the books of Job, Ecclesiastes, Wisdom, Sirach, Song of Songs, Tobit, Judith, Esther, and Jonah. It notes that these books explore questions around what constitutes a good life, the problem of evil, wisdom, human and divine love, faith, courage, piety, mercy, and the variety of outlooks that helped build Judaism before Jesus into a rich tradition.
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- 1. The Wisdom BooksKristie CostantinoErin BrindisiMaddie StewartAnthony MassiSage Stevenson Steffen Romando
- 2. Proverbs: What isa good life?ParentingDiscipline your children while there is hope; do not set your heart on their destruction CommunicationA soft answer turns away wrath; but a harsh word stirs up angerAttitudePride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall
- 3. Manners at courtAgift opens doors; it gives access to the greatWorkIn a toil there is profit, but mere talk leads only to povertyConducting businessThe integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them
- 4. Reputation A goodname is to be chosen rather than great riches, and a favor is better than silver or goldLeadershipIf a ruler listens to falsehood, all of his officials will be wickedGossipA perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends
- 5. Learning A fooltakes no pleasure in understanding but only in expressing personal opinionRelationships with neighborsA generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water
- 6. The Story ofJobJob has a wealthy family with good healthJob loses everythingJob doesn’t question God, and Job trusts in GodJob wants to find out why the good sufferGot tells Job that He is the creator of the universeJob is awed and humbled, and admits that the mystery of life is too great for him to understand
- 7. Problem of EvilProblemof Evil is why the good suffer and the wickedThe “Answer”The message of the book of Job, is even in the darkest moments, God is in charge, loving and caring for all of us through it
- 8. The Book ofEcclesiastesThis book is known for “a pessimistic outlook on life”
- 9. The book isabout a teacher named Qoheleth, who likes to quiz his students
- 10. Qoheleth is worriedabout injustice and wickedness
- 11. Qoheleth came tothe conclusion that life was a mystery he couldn’t solve Wisdom: What is our Final Destiny
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- 13. Live in Alexandria,Egypt in 100 BC.
- 14. Jews had beentortured and put to death not long before his era The AnswerThe scholar wanted to know when the rewards would come
- 15. He realized thatrewards would come in the after lifeThe Afterlife:Concept of the soulPerson as a wholeNo way for a person to live onPossibility of life beyond deathRare event of restoring people
- 16. Sirach: Wisdom inthe Teachings of Israel Wisdom as a womanHistory of IsraelWisdom’s homeTeachings of IsraelKeeping the commandmentsAdvice given in the book
- 17. Praise of WisdomChapter24Wisdom comes from mouth of God
- 18. Wisdom’s TestingTests usTimesfor growing strong
- 19. The Song ofSongs: Human & Divine LoveVery differentLove poems
- 20. Stories of EncouragementJacob, Rebekah, David, Saul, Jonathan.Babylonian ExileBooks of Tobit, Judith, and Esther.
- 21. Tobit: The FaithfulJewWritten by unknown author about 200 B.C.Tobit became sad because he has become blind. (cataracts)
- 22. The Rewards ofFaithTobit reminds us that the end Faithful goodness and trust in god are rewarded with blessings.
- 23. The grateful deadBookof Tobit shows traces of several ancient stories.
- 24. Judith: Courage andPietyBook of Judith written by Palestinian Jew who wrote sometime after 150 B.C.Story set in the Persian period after the Babylonian Exile.
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- 26. Feast celebrated bythe JewsJonah: The Parable of MercyPoint of God’s mercy.
Editor's Notes
- #14 This concept of the soul capable of life separate from the body indicates the author’s exposure to the Greek’s thought. Jews saw the person as a whole, inseperable being. When physical life was over there was no way for a person to live on, except for in people’s memories. Greeks introduced the concept of body & soul. This indication brought the possibility of life beyond death. Any Jewish conception of life after death had more to do with the rare event of restoring people to earthly life.
- #15 The book of Sirach depicts wisdom as a woman who was with God at creation.Deeply concerned with the history of Israel, its heroes and its institutions.According to Sirach, wisdom’s home is in Israel.Wisdom is found specifically in the teachings of Israel as given by God.Keeping the commandments is a way of wisdom.The advice given in the Book of Sirach is full of wisdom for us as it was for ancients.
- #16 Chapter 24 of the Sirach is one of the greatest writings about wisdom in the Bible.Sirach says wisdom comes from the mouth of God to make her dwelling with Jacob’s people
- #17 Wisdom tests you with difficulties. Times of difficulty can be seed times, times for growing strong.
- #18 The Song of Songs is one of the wisdom books but it is very different from all the others.The song of Songs is a book of love poems written by unknown authors
- #24 Feast celebrated by the Jews, it honors the courage of Esther who overcame her fears to save her people.One of the feasts that Jesus must have celebrated as a child.Gets its name from the lot Pur- which Drew Haman to determine the date of the slaughter of the Jews.
- #25 The book of Jonah is only 4 chapters long but it makes a serious point that God’s mercy extends to all, not just its “insiders”. The book is fiction, including its main characters.Author is unknown, setting in Assyrian Empire around 750 B.CJonah is Portrayed as scatterbrained and self-surving, sulks when God is more merciful to sinners then Jonah had expectedGod tells Jonah to go to Nineveh to warn its people that their wickedness is known and they will be punished. - Jonah to do with these people so instead of obeying God he flees to a ship bound for a distant land. Jonah is eaten by a fish and remains in his stomach for 3 days. Jonah is spit out and God now has his attention, God sends him a second time He delivers the message and after only one day of his arrival the people repent and fast. God doesn’t destroy the city after allJonah throws Gods mercy back in his faceJonah would rather die than lose his credibility as a prophet when his message does not come true.
- #26 Ezra and Nehemiah had worked to purify Judaism of foreign elements and build the boundaries of Jewish identity.Some took it as Isreal alone could be worthy of God’s mercy.Book of Jonan was written to argue against the narrow-minded spirit.God called to be alright to the rest of the world.
- #27 Jonan throws God’s mercy back into his face.Reason on why he refused to go to Nineven. He knew God would be too kindhearted to people.God makes it known that this grumpy prophet has no right to be angry. Book ends not knowing his answer.