Course Learning Objectives:
- The student will be able to identify the biblical poetic books and explain their genre, content, and structural characteristics.
- The student will be able to articulate best practices for interpreting and applying the different forms of biblical poetry, including wisdom dialogues, wisdom sayings, psalms, and inspired love songs.
- The student will be able to evaluate the role of emotions in shaping inspired worship and in the pursuit of divine wisdom amid human struggle.
Course Curriculum
Introduction to Biblical Poetry: The Language of the Heart.
Job #1: Hurting Hearts.
Job #2: Look In, Look Up, and Look Around: The Story of Job and His Friends.
Job #3: Biblical Reasons Why God's People Suffer.
Job #4: More Biblical Reasons Why God's People Suffer.
Psalms #1: The Good Shepherd.
Psalms #2: The Blessed Man.
Psalms #3: The Blessed Family.
Psalms #4: Solutions to Stress.
Psalms #5: Seeing the World through God's Eyes OR The Destiny of the Wicked.
Psalm #6: The Coming and Going of Worship.
Psalms #7: The Coming Messiah.
Proverbs: The Wisdom of Solomon.
Ecclesiastes: Solomon's Final Message.
Song of Solomon: The Finest Love Song.