AMCL 1987 - Godly Wisdom and Godless Folly

Waltke speaks on Proverbs 3:1-10. He looks at the tension between righteousness and wickedness and actions. Waltke gives three possible solutions : 1. The sage is wrong 2. 3. They are validated by experience 4. The unqualified nature of the proverbs - do not necessarily speaks the whole truth and have to be held in tension, as well as qualified by other scriptures 5. The promises are a working out of a moral order is to be worked out in a future which outlives death

Waltke speaks on Psalm 2. He looks at how we can both know God and internalise wisdom. Waltke looks at what it means for God to be a person, and the importance of understanding God to know how to approach him. Waltke looks at the aim of the poem in safeguarding children from evil/wicked/bad company. He then expounds the psalm to show how the Psalm teaches this.

Waltke speaks on Proverbs 1:7. He looks at this verse as the opening to the Psalms, comparing it to Egyptian wisdom literature. Waltke looks at the phrase 'the fear of the Lord', exploring the Hebrew word for 'beginning'. Waltke explores the tension between fearing and loving God, exploring what it means to fear the lord. Originally delivered 1987-01-01

Waltke gives an overview of Proverbs. 1. The structure of the book as a whole 2. Arrangement of the Solomonic collection 3. The structure of chapter 25:1-37

Waltke speaks on Proverbs 1:2-6. He compares Proverbs to other poetry in ancient cultures. Waltke looks at the structure of Proverbs 1:2-6. Waltke explores the ways the bible uses the word for skill. He looks at the different things that the bible describes as wisdom or the ways it uses the term. Throughout the talk he critiques the translation of the NIV. Waltke outlines his plan for the series. Originally delivered 1987-01-01