F Sep 11 Introduction

I. Foundations of Wisdom
      A. Introduction
          M 9/14 Schwartz, "Age of Transcendence"
          Weil, "What is a Breakthrough in History?"
      B. Egypt
          W 9/16 Instruction of Ptahhotep
          A Satire of the Trades
      C. Mesopotamia
          F 9/1 I will Praise the Lord of Wisdom">
          Dialogue Between a Master and his Servant
          A Dialogue About Human Misery
      D. Ancient Israel
          M 9/21-F9/25 Proverbs 10-31
          Westermann, Roots of Wisdom, pp. 1-82, 118-31.

II. Wisdom in the Axial Period (800 B.C.E.-200 C.E.)
      A. Moral Approximation of Proverbial Wisdom
          M 9/28-W 9/30 Amos
          Isiah 1-12
          Kock, "Is There A Doctrine of Retribution?"
      B. Wisdom in the Post-Exilic Period (600-400 B.C.E.)
          1. Introduction
              F 10/2 Film: "Testament"
          2. Breakdown of Meaning
              M 10/5 - W 10/12 Job
              Murphy, Tree of Life, pp.33-48
              W 10/14 - F 10/16 Ecclesiastes
              Murphy, Tree of Life, pp. 49-64
          3. Synthesis and New Direction: Wisdom itself the object
              M 10/19 - W 10/21 Proverbs 1-9
              Westerman, Roots of Wisdom, pp. 85-94
              Washington, "The Strange Woman of Proverbs 1-9"
              Newsom, "Woman and the Discourse of Patriarchal Wisdom"
          MIDTERM EXAMINATION 10/23

          3. Synthesis and New Direction: Wisdom the object (continued)
              W 10/28-F 10/30 Sirach (selections)
              Wisdom of Solomon (selections)
              Harrington, Wisdom Texts, pp. 9-10
              Murphy, Tree of Life, pp. 65-96
              Conzelmann, "The Mother of Wisdom"
              Optional: Mack, "Wisdom Myhth and Mytho-logy"
      C. Impact of WIsdom on Jewish and Christian Theology
          1. Apocalyptic Judaism
              M 11/2 - W 11/4 Enoch
              Harrington, Wisdom Texts, pp. 10-12
              F 11/6 - F 11/9 The Community Rule
              Harrington, Wisdom Texts from Qumran
              W 11/11 Daniel
          2. Christianity
              a) Jesus as Wisdom Teacher
                  F 11/13 - M 11/16 Gospel of Thomas
                  Q: The Sayings of the Lord Jesus
                  Borg, "Jesus as Sage"
                  Harrington, Wisdom Texts, ch. 10
                  Ch. 5
              b) Jesus as Wisdom
                  W 11/18-F11/20 John 1, Ephesians, Colossians
                  Johnson, She Who Is, ch. 5
                  11/23-11/29 Class Cancelled & then Thanksgiving Break

                  M 11/30 - W 12/2 Gospel of Matthew
                  Johnson, She Who Is, ch. 8
          3. Jewish and Christian Communities of Wisdom
              F 12/4 Aboth
              Epistle of James
              M 12/7-W 12/9 1 Corinthians
III. Summary F 12/11
      W 12/16 Final Examination