Pedagogical Theory of Wisdom Literature

How do you imagine the unimaginable or touch the untouchable? Through the characteristic use of teaching methods identified in Wisdom Literature, Adrian Hinkle discusses how religious training is described within the Hebrew Bible. Through her vivid discussion of the biblical texts, readers gain insight into teaching methodologies that stimulate new discussions and impact modern church leaders and educators.


""Adrian Hinkle discovers within the wisdom literature of the Old Testament a wealth of teaching methods that provide insight for the contemporary teacher and preacher. This book will enrich both your knowledge of the wisdom texts, as well as provide examples of pedagogy used by the ancient community that educators today support as best practice.""
--Jacqueline Grey, Alphacrucis College, Sydney, Australia

""Hinkle's innovative study of pedagogy in wisdom literature fills an important gap in Hebrew Bible research. As the companion volume to her Pedagogical Theory of the Hebrew Bible, this study continues to explore educational models behind religious education. The author brilliantly applies Ian Fleming's learning theory and combines it with construction of childhood models to tease out the variety of ways in which children learn. Practical evidence comes out of her examination of the theory in Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs to provide a subtle, yet convincing argument for social learning.""
--Ann Jeffers, Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism, Heythrop College, University of London

Adrian Hinkle serves as the Academic Dean for the School of Professional Studies and at Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Oklahoma. Hinkle has been active in the International Pentecostal Holiness Church since 1997. She is the author of Pedagogical Theory of the Hebrew Bible: An Application of Educational Theory to Biblical Texts (2016).