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HEBREW 257 / HDS 1438 – The Book of Proverbs: Seminar

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HEBREW 257 / HDS 1438 – The Book of Proverbs: Seminar

Semester: Fall
Offered: 2022
Instructor: Jon Levenson
Meeting Time: Th 3:00pm-5:00pm

A critical discussion of the Book of Proverbs in its entirety and a close reading of (at least) major sections of it in Hebrew. Among the topics considered are questions of worldview, literary design, poetic technique, ancient Near Eastern antecedents and parallels, and the relationship of the theologies in Proverbs to those of other currents in ancient Israel. Prerequisites: an introductory course in the critical study of the Hebrew Bible and a very solid command of Hebrew grammar (any period).

Offered jointly with: Harvard Divinity School as HDS 1438

For more details please visit the Harvard Course Catalog.