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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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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job: Wisdom Ecclesiastes Behind | Workbook: Epic of Gilgamesh
Lesson 3, Activity 13

Behind | Workbook: Epic of Gilgamesh

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

  1. In spite of these similarities, there are key differences in the Mesopotamian epic that distinguish it from the Hebrew text and certainly from what we’ll learn later in the New Testament. Using what you know of the Bible, contrast the advice from Šiduri with the biblical account, focusing on the beginning of her speech, the opening paragraph above the chart.

Gilgamesh, whither thou rovest thou?
The life thou pursuest thou shalt not find.
When the gods created mankind,
Death for mankind they set aside,
Life in their own hands retaining.