The Book of Proverbs
Stay Alive and Flourish
The book of Proverbs is an ancient and deep well of knowledge and experience, which means you will need a bucket. Although the treasures contained in this book were collected millennia ago, understanding their original intent and audience will help you to wash away the grime so that you can see their beauty, value, and applicability in the present. As Bruce Walke writes, “the book of Proverbs remains the model of curriculum for humanity to learn how to live under God and before humankind.”
What will I learn ?
Course Objectives
Primary Learning Outcomes – After completing this course you will…
- Be able to explain what Critical Thinking means from a Christian perspective.
- Become proficient with tools and principles for evaluating and improving your own thinking.
Head (Cognitive) – After completing this course you will…
- Understand Proverbs in light of its original context and intended audience.
- Bridge between the horizon of this context and the horizon of contemporary life.
- Work out what God has revealed in Proverbs about the way he has arranged human life and how he wants us to live.
Heart (Affective) – After completing this course you will…
- See the value of the wisdom collected in the Proverbs and in other biblical books.
- Appreciate the contrast between the values Proverbs espouses and the values set forth in the contemporary West.
- Feel an urgency to act with wisdom and discretion in daily life.
Hands (Conative) – After completing this course you will…
- Avoid the traps and snares that the book of Proverbs warns against.
- Act in a way that is wise, good, and fitting, regardless of what your circumstances might happen to be.
- Effectively communicate the wisdom of Proverbs to God’s people, whether through preaching, family or small group contexts.
Course Ingredients
The course consists of:
5 lessons
Up to 5 hours of video content
Interaction with several learning activities/quizzes
Requires completion of 1-2 assignments
(For credentialing with ACOP or for
Eston College’s future accreditation of online learning)
Some of the suggested books for this course will be available on Scribd.
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