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The Wisdom Books Kristie Costantino
Erin BrindisiMaddie Stewart
Anthony MassiSage Stevenson
Steffen Romando
Proverbs: What is a good life?Parenting
Discipline 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 angerAttitude
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall
Manners at courtA gift opens doors; it gives access to the great
WorkIn a toil there is profit, but mere talk leads
only to povertyConducting business
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them
Reputation A good name is to be chosen rather than great
riches, and a favor is better than silver or goldLeadership
If a ruler listens to falsehood, all of his officials will be wicked
GossipA perverse person spreads strife, and a
whisperer separates close friends
Learning A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but
only in expressing personal opinionRelationships with neighbors
A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water
The Story of Job1. Job has a wealthy family with good health2. Job loses everything3. Job doesn’t question God, and Job trusts in
God4. Job wants to find out why the good suffer5. Got tells Job that He is the creator of the
universe6. Job is awed and humbled, and admits that
the mystery of life is too great for him to understand
Problem of Evil• Problem of Evil is why the good suffer and the
wicked
The “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
The Book of Ecclesiastes• This book is known for “a pessimistic outlook
on life”• The book is about a teacher named Qoheleth,
who likes to quiz his students• Qoheleth is worried about injustice and
wickedness• Qoheleth came to the conclusion that life was
a mystery he couldn’t solve
Wisdom: What is our Final Destiny
Author• Jewish Scholar• Live in Alexandria, Egypt in 100 BC.• Jews had been tortured and put to death not
long before his era
The Answer• The scholar wanted to know when the
rewards would come• He realized that rewards would come in the
after life
The Afterlife:Concept of the soulPerson as a wholeNo way for a person to live onPossibility of life beyond deathRare event of restoring people
Sirach: Wisdom in the Teachings of Israel Wisdom as a womanHistory of IsraelWisdom’s homeTeachings of IsraelKeeping the commandmentsAdvice given in the book
Praise of WisdomChapter 24
Wisdom comes from mouth of God
Wisdom’s TestingTests us
Times for growing strong
The Song of Songs: Human & Divine Love
Very different
Love poems
Stories of Encouragement Jacob, Rebekah, David, Saul, Jonathan.Babylonian ExileBooks of Tobit, Judith, and Esther.
Tobit: The Faithful JewWritten by unknown author about 200 B.C.Tobit became sad because he has become
blind. (cataracts)
The Rewards of FaithTobit reminds us that the end Faithful
goodness and trust in god are rewarded with blessings.
The grateful deadBook of Tobit shows traces of several ancient
stories.
Judith: Courage and PietyBook of Judith written by Palestinian Jew who
wrote sometime after 150 B.C.Story set in the Persian period after the
Babylonian Exile.
Purim
• Honors Esther
• Feast celebrated by the Jews
Jonah: The Parable of MercyPoint of God’s mercy.
We are all “insiders” Ezra and Nehemiah had worked to purify Judaism
of foreign elements and build the boundaries of Jewish identity.
Some took it as Israel 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.
Wisdom and Virtue for Then and Now.
Judaism before Jesus was engaged in a kind of ongoing conversation- with itself, God and with culture.
Variety outlooks in wisdom books.
Builds up rich tradition books of Tobit, Judith Esther and Honan are like responses. They speak powerfully.