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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job: Wisdom

  1. Lesson One
    Proverbs: Sayings of Sages (Proverbs 5–9, 22–30)
    25 Activities
  2. Lesson Two
    Proverbs: Wisdom, Our World and YHWH (Proverbs 10–21, 31)
    29 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    Ecclesiastes
    23 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    The Lament of Job (Job 1–3, 32–42)
    30 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    The Wisdom of Job (Job 4–31)
    20 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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The book of Proverbs is often misquoted. The importance of the Bible in Western culture sometimes leads people to attribute non-biblical sayings to this familiar book, and to similar texts in other parts of the Bible. When Mike Ditka was fired as head coach of the Chicago Bears, he took solace in a well-known maxim:

Scripture tells you that all things shall pass. This, too, shall pass.

Similarly, when President Obama was giving a speech on immigration he said, 

The good book says don’t throw stones at glass houses.

Sources: Blake, John. “Actually, that’s not in the Bible.” CNN. March 10, 2017. Accessed February 16, 2018. http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/19/living/bible-not-jesus/index.html. 

“Barack Obama Misquotes the Bible Defending Immigration Action.” Time. Accessed February 16, 2018. http://time.com/3628733/obama-bible-misquote/.