BIBL 423 Cha Exam 3
What is the history of interpretation of Song of Songs?
Targum (AD 7th): Lover is YHWH, beloved is Israel Sinaiticus (AD 4th): Lover is Christ, Beloved is Church
According to Lucas, the following are true EXCEPT...
The Song of Songs clearly indicates Solomon as its author.
According to Lucas, the following are correct EXCEPT....
The Song of Songs comes from the Solomonic era.
Which of the following Job rejects?
The claim that people get their just deserts in life
The following explain correctly the background of Job's story EXCEPT...
The story of Job seems to be set in early Israel before Israel had established its kingship.
According to Lucas, which of the following is correct?
There is a genuine dialogue between the lovers in the Song of Songs, but the Egyptian love songs are soliloquies in which the speakers add their own hearts
What was Job's burning question?
Why am I suffering this much even though I have done nothing to deserve the degree of this suffering?
According to Lucas, Ecclesiastes shares similarities with...
all of the answer choices
Qohelet says... is meaningless
all of the answer choices
Which of the following can be found in Ecclesiastes?
all of the answer choices
wasf is...
an Arabic term meaning "description"
Qohelet says...is chasing after the wind.
applying himself to the understanding of wisdom
The man speaks of the woman's beauty, likening her to a...
beautiful mare
According to Lucas, in ANE it was a mark of wisdom to know the "proper time for things ____"
but the Qohelet asserts that this time is set by God and is beyond human understanding
When Qohelet says there is a time for everything...
he laments humans cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end, implying humans cannot know the proper time
What can you tell about the background story of Job?
history in/of the text, Job and his friends, Uz
Which of the following did Qohelet say (or imply) repeatedly?
humankind cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
The book of Job wrestles with the problem of...
innocent suffering
The essence of the revelation Eliphaz received was that...
no human can claim to be righteous before God
the following are what Job's friends did EXCEPT...
one of them said "the Lord gave and has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord"
When God spoke out of a storm what were His initial words?
rebuke
According to Lucas, the following statements are correct EXCEPT...
some of the early rabbis debated wether or not Ecclesiastes should be included in the Hebrew canon
According to Lucas, the "granted, but on the other hand" explanation is problematic because...
the "buts" do not usually follow on directly from the "granted."
According to Lucas and the lecture, the following are true EXCEPT...
the epilogue is stated in 2nd person imperative
According to Lucas, Songs 5:10-16 is...
the only wasf in the Songs where the woman describes the man
what is an apparent theological tension between the epilogue and the rest of the book?
the prologue links job's piety and prosperity and in the rest of the book this link is shattered, but the epilogue returns to retributive theology.
According to Lucas, "contradictory statements" in Ecclesiastes have been explained as following EXCEPT...
the rambling nature of Qohelet's thoughts.
When compared to the 1st round of speeches what is unique about the 2nd round of speeches?
the tone of the first is fairly gentle and persuasive but it becomes quite strong and harsh in the second round
According to Lucas, "Qoheleth" is something of a puzzle because...
the word is feminine in gender but is always used in the masculine form of the verb.
In the prologue the author establishes that Job is innocent of moral fault but suffers. According to Lucas, what is the author asserting by establishing this?
there is a problem of innocent suffering
in the prologue the author establishes that Job is innocent of moral fault but suffers. According to Lucas, what is the author establishing by this?
there is a problem of innocent suffering
When Qohelet says there is a time for everything in the world, he concludes that...
we cannot know the proper time for things
What was God's second challenge to Job?
why has Job accused God of ruling the world unjustly in order to justify himself?
What is the content of Job's lament?
-Job was blameless and upright -he feared God and shunned evil but he suffers -curses his birth -demands to know what charges God has against him
What is God's answer to Job?
-doesn't answer directly -He points to limits of Job's human understanding -"who are you? Where were you? Can you do it?" -"Condemn me to justify yourself?"
What is the function of Elihu's speeches?
-repeats friend's arguments -emphasize educative role of suffering -human evaluation of debate -God doesn't pervert justice
What is Job's response to his friends?
-your defenses are clay -God destroys both blameless and wicked -my friends are undependable
What are the teachings of Ecclesiastes?
1) God's reign isn't hidden 2) God isn't controlled by human actions 3) pains of uncertainties 4) honesty of Israel's faith 5) retells former traditions in new context 6)
What are the different ways of reading Ecclesiastes and how the narrator evaluates Qohelet?
1) carpe diem: live fully and responsibly 2) warning against speculative wisdom
What does Eliphaz say to Job (4:2-5, 7-9, 17; 5:8-9, 17-18)?
2-5) you speak to many but can't handle your own struggle 7-9) innocent people don't perish so you must not be innocent 17) humans can't be more righteous than God 8-9) Lay your request before God 17-18) God injures and heals, so you are blessed
What does Bildad say to Job (8:3-4, 20; 9:2, 21, 24)?
3-4) God punishes Job for his children 20) God doesn't strengthen the sinners 2) Mortals can't be righteous before God 21) God destroys the blameless and wicked 24) if it is not he, then who is it?
What does Zophar say to Job (11:3-11)?
3-5) we should rebuke you for saying you're blameless 6) God has forgotten some sin 7) can you fathom the mysteries of God 11) God recognizes deceitful men
Who is the "author" of Ecclesiastes?
All of the answer choices
According to Lucas, the following are correct EXCEPT...
Allegorical interpretation of the Song of Songs are anachronistic
When compared to the 1st round of speeches what is unique about the 3rd round?
Bildad's speech is short, Zophar's speech is absent as if they have no more to say
What is the difference between Crenshaw and Purdue's understanding of the two Hebrew terms hevel and yitron?
Crenshaw: hevel is absurd/futile, yitron is advantage Purdue: hevel is breath, yitron is continuation
According to Lucas, which of the following is correct?
Descriptive Songs often referred to as the wasf parallel some parts of the Song of Songs
According to Lucas, the following are true EXCEPT...
Ecclesiastes clearly dates back to the pre-exilic times, if not the Solomonic era.
According to Lucas, which of the following is NOT correct?
Ecclesiastes is the only biblical book that stands in tension with other parts of the Hebrew Bible.
How can you summarize God's answer to Job?
Emphasizes God's power, points out Job's limits, doesn't answer his questions directly
What is the conclusion of Ecclesiastes?
Fear God and His commandments
What is the main thesis of Elihu's speeches
God uses suffering to warn people and turn them away from sin and as a means of discipling people
What was Job's response to God's second speech?
He declares that he now has a deeper knowledge od God.
According to Lucas, when Job said "I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes"...
He was admitting that his previous understanding of God was deficient
What is Job's prayer to God?
How many sins have I committed? Show me my sins. Why do you consider me your enemy?
Redemption of sexuality in Song of Songs?
Idolatry of sex (obsession/abuse of sex)--> Song of Songs (sex is God's gift) -->Asceticism (separates spirituality from sex)
According to Lucas, the following are true EXCEPT...
In Song of Songs, the woman rarely takes initiative and is passive indicating the cultural background and male authorship.
After exchanging speeches with God, the following took place EXCEPT...
Job admitted his sinfulness
The following are what Job's friends did EXCEPT...
Job and his friends took turns to address each other and God.
God spoke to Job that...
Job lacks knowledge and his arguments obscure the truth
God's first response to Job's cry is...
Job lacks knowledge and his arguments obscure the truth
Which of the following is correct?
Job regards God as his enemy, trying to destroy him.
which of the following is correct?
Job regards God as his enemy, trying to destroy him.
what is the first thing Qohelet says in the book?
Meaningless! Meaningless! Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.
The narrator's evaluation of Qohelet was...
Qohelet searched to find the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.
According to Lucas, the following are true EXCEPT...
Satan in the book of Job is a name of the same character who also appears in Revelation
Which of the following is used as an argument against Solomon's authorship of Song of Songs?
Solomon would not ridicule himself for trying to buy the woman's love
