In Session 2 of “Solomon’s World: Wisdom and History,” Joshua leads a highly interactive class on Solomon’s wisdom literature in conversation with other Ancient Near Eastern texts—including the Instruction of Amenemope, the Dialogue of Pessimism, and the Counsels of Wisdom—with students taking part in the readings throughout and most of the session devoted to discussion. Together, the class explores shared themes like speech, justice, conflict, pleasure, and mortality, while tracing the key differences in each text’s theological center and asking what makes Proverbs and Ecclesiastes uniquely grounded and enduring.