No Easy Answers: Exploring Life’s Big Questions in the Bible’s Wisdom Literature
6th February @ 5:30 pm - 7th February @ 5:00 pm
| $30.00 – $80.00
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This conference is the first half of an intensive unit, Interpreting and Applying Wisdom Literature. It’s designed for students, ministers, and anyone seeking to engage with scripture beyond surface-level interpretations. You will explore the complexities of wisdom in books like Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes.
Join Rachel for a deep dive into the Bible’s Wisdom Literature. Rachel brings clarity, depth, and scholarly insight to some of scripture’s most challenging and poetic writings. Sally will co-facilitate sessions and deliver a keynote on Proverbs and Woman Wisdom, offering fresh insights into scripture’s deepest questions.
More about our conference speakers:
Rachel Krohn holds a PhD in Old Testament and has extensive experience teaching Hebrew and foundational biblical texts. She is a full-time faculty member at Trinity College Queensland, an affiliated college of the Australian College of Theology.
Sally Douglas is a theologian and ordained Uniting Church minister who teaches theology and biblical studies at Pilgrim Theological College, with a particular focus on Christology and Wisdom traditions. She is widely recognised for her research on Woman Wisdom and for her book Jesus Sophia, which explores wisdom imagery and its transformative role in faith.
Program
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Friday 6th February |
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| 5.15 – 5.45pm | Registration Open | ||||
| 6pm | Dinner | ||||
| Session 1 | Big Questions in the Wisdom Literature | Rachel & Sally | ||||
| 8pm | Close | ||||
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Saturday 7th February |
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| 8.30am | Coffee and tea available | ||||
| 9 – 10am | Session 2 | Job, Justice, and Wrestling with God | Rachel | |||
| 10-10.25am | Morning Tea | ||||
| 10.25-11.25am | Session 3 | Proverbs and Woman Wisdom | Sally | |||
| Short break | |||||
| 11.50 – 12.50pm | Session 4 | Qohelet : An invitation to Joy | Rachel | |||
| 12.50 – 1.35pm | Lunch | ||||
| 1.35-3pm | Session 5 | Workshops | ||||
| 1. Job: Why do bad things happen to good people, and what should we do about it? | |||||
| 2. Proverbs: Why is God’s wisdom personified as a woman, and are we allowed to think about God that way? | |||||
| 3. Ecclesiastes: Is there meaning in life, or is that just what we’re told? | |||||
| 3-3.15pm | Afternoon Tea | ||||
| 3.15-4.45pm | Final Session + Q&A | Rachel & Sally | |||