A closer look…

It is a literary genre common in the Ancient Near East

It is characterized by sayings of wisdom that are meant to teach a lesson

It is used to help others search for a greater understanding and enlightenment about the world around them

Myth - a tale that explains the actions of the gods or natural phenomena

Fable – a brief story that teaches a lesson, typically the characters are animals

Parable – a brief story that teaches a moral or religious lesson

Proverb – a wise saying about life Sacred text – a foundation text of a

religion

Allegory – a literary work with two levels of meaning

Didactic – teaches a lesson about life

In order to get a clearer picture of Wisdom Literature, please go to your online textbook and read the section entitled: Focus on Literary Forms: Wisdom Literature .

In the next lesson you will be directed to a website in which you will create your own “bubble” notes for this reading assignment.