Bilble 453 Cha Exam 1
According to Lucas the following are true EXCEPT
In psalms of imprecations the psalmists are calling for vengeance to fall in an automatic way
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT
In synthetic parallelism the second line presents a synthesis of the first
Numerous psalms refer to Yahweh as "judge" which
Is another way of speaking of his kingship
The most thorough critique of parallelism as the characteristic of Hebrew poetry has been expressed by
James Kugel
according to bruegemann the following are westermann's contributions to understanding lament psalms EXCEPT
Lament psalms' Sitz im Leven is undoubtedly cultic
According to Lucas
Many scholars agree with the critique of seeing parallelism as the criterion of Hebrew poetry
According to Lucas the following are true EXCEPT
"for i desire steadfast love and not sacrifice is representative of the psalter's low view of animal sacrifices because the psalter emphasizes in numerous places what God
According to Mays the following are correct except
the torah psalms are acrostic psalms
The following are Westermann's contribution to psalms studies EXCEPT
there are three types of psalms; orientation, disorientation, and orientation
The following statements about the hebrew term hesed are correct EXCEPT
there is no question that steadfast love captures the full range of this theologically rich hebrew term
Gunkel categorized the trust psalms in connection with the lament psalms but bellinger place them among the hymns because they praise and honor God's trustworthiness
true
some thanksgiving psalms urge the community to learn from history's witness to God's deliverance
true
the setting of hymns is most likely during ancient Israel's regular and festival (temple) worship
true
which of the following describe Lucas's view on theology in the psalms correctly?
we must be wary of seeking to impose a systematic theology of the psalter
According to May's which of the following is correct?
Psalms 1 and 2 emphasize a choice between two ways, individually and collectively, that is nationally
Who argued that the essential feature of Hebrew poetry is "parallelism"?
Robert Lowth
which of the following statements would Fretheim disagree with
each entity in Psalm 148 does not have its own distinctiveness is its praising
Brevard Childs
emphasized that human words and response to God have now become part of God's word and instruction to persons
According to Bellinger the personal/historical method
focuses on the question "who wrote the psalm and in what circumstance
Bruegrmann agrees with Gerstenberger who argues it is helpful to see that laments are
genuine pastoral activities
According to Bellinger the lamed preposition
has a broad range of meanings
Most psalms have a superscription which may
hint about how ancient Israel interpreted these texts
According to Bruegemann what difference does it make to have faith that permits and requires this form [lament] of prayer
it redresses the distribution of power between two parties i.e., God and the petitioner
what is freitheim's main thesis concerning nature's praise of God
just as God's people praise God by being who they are, nature praises God by doing what they are ordained to do.
According to bruegemann which of the following is INCORRECT
laments are religious exercises whose principal value is cathartic
According to Fretheim what is a consequence of biblical theological study's tendency to abandon the study of nature
let scientist deal with it
According to Bellinger "open-endedness" os psalms
make them adaptable for life
According to Lucas which of the following is NOT correct
metre and antithetical parallelism appear most often in the last book of the psalter
According to bellinger what are two tasks for the careful reader of psalms
note the parallel structures, and describe the plot
According to bellinger which of the following statements about lament psalms is INCORRECT
prayers of the foreigners
according to Mays "double fact"
provides interpretive clues
According to Bellinger, the lament psalms
reflect experiences of God's absences
The psalms use language to evoke a response in the hearer/reader. this function of language us called
rhetoric
According to Bruegemann one possible gain from recovery of lament psalms is that
the believer may develops ego-strength and takes initiative
According to Bruegemann lament occurs when
the dysfunction reaches intolerable and change is insisted upon
Which of the following describes Lucas's view correctly
the hebrew poet used imagery from the surrounding cultures in a polemical way to declare their monotheistic belief in Yahweh
Which of the following describes Lucas's view correctly
the hebrew poets used imagery from the surrounding cultures in a polemical way to declare their monotheistic belief in Yahweh
royal psalms often set forth
the ideal of a just king
In his article The Costly Loss of Lament Brueggeman explores
the loss of life and faith incurred when the lament psalms are no longer used for their specific social function
a typical entrance liturgy may begin with pilgrims inquiring "who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?" and...
the priest may respond with a torah in terms of ethical living
According to Lucas the following are correct EXCEPT
the psalter strongly emphasizes monotheism in that the existence of another God's is absolutely denied
Who regards parallelism and terseness as the marks of Hebrew poetry?
Adele Berlin
According to Fretheim, what has caused biblical theological study's tendency for a long time to abandon the study of nature
Anthropocentricism
According to Bellinger
David was the primary patron for psalm-writing in ancient Isreal
according to bellinger which of the following does NOT explain the book of Psalms correctly
Each book of psalms begins with a benediction/doxology
The zion's psalms honor ( ) as a reason for praise.
God's presence with the people
Which of the following did Herman Gunkel do?
He categorized all the psalms according to their respective literary type
Which of the following did Hermann Gunkel do?
He categorized all the psalms according to their respective literary type
Yahweh is given a number of titles in the Psalter. Which of these goes back to pre-Israelite times in Jerusalem?
The most High
According to Mays which of the following is correct?
The psalms dealing with yahweh's kingship were understood eschatologically when the Psalter was being completed because Isreal lost her independence and kingship
According to bruegemann what is the second loss caused by the absence of lament
The stifling of the question of theodicy
The enthronement psalms provide reason for praising God: God is King.
True
hymns have a typical structure: a call to praise, the reason(s) for praising God, and a renewed call to praise
True
Blender's chapter two covered concerns about type/structure, cultic function, and shaping. what happens if we are not concerned about these matters
We might simply read the Psalms according to personal whims
Which of the following is NOT one of the questions to ask, according to Bellinger, when examining a psalm?
Who wrote the psalm?
The conclusion of the lament psalms often includes ( ). The psalms of thanksgiving fulfill that ( ).
a vow to praise the God who delivers; vow
According to Bruegemann lament psalms are a complaint that cries out that
all of the answer choices
According to Mays, psalms 1, 19, 119, are
all of the answer choices
According to Mays the following are correct EXCEPT
as the only psalms composed on the themes on the torah, psalms 1, 19, 119, stand isolated in the psalter
According to bruegemann if the lament as a form of speech and faith is lost the following happens EXCEPT
biblical faith is reduced to psychological categories
According to Bellinger, Walter Brueggemann
classified lament psalms into three categories- psalms of orientation, disorientation, and reorientation
According to bellinger
classifying the psalms according to type provides a helpful way to organize psalms study
According to Mays, "double fact" refers to
composition of individual psalms and their subsequent inclusion in the psalter
