Davenant Hall Wisdom Course
September 12, 2019

Alastair Roberts
I will be teaching a course on Biblical Wisdom for the newly established Davenant Hall (https://davenantinstitute.org/davenant-hall). There are ten days to apply for the course, which will only cost $99 for ten hours of lectures. We will be exploring the theme of wisdom in Scripture from Genesis on. If you would be interested in taking the course, you can apply for a spot here: https://davenantinstitute.org/product/what-is-wisdom.
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