Quiz 3: Hebrew Poetry

Proverbs

"The fear of the Lord" is the theme of the book of _____.

Psalms

References to historical events occur frequently in the book of ____.

True

The Hebrew title of Ecclesiastes is "The Discourses (words) of Qoheleth (Koheleth)."

Tehillim

The Hebrew title of Psalms is _____, which means "songs of praise."

False

The Song of Solomon should only be interpreted literally.

antithetic

The kind of parallelism that emphasizes the thought in the first line by presenting a contrasting idea in the second line is_____________ parallelism

wisdom instruction understanding

The purpose of Proverbs expressed in the opening verses is twofold: 1. to know________and__________ . 2.to perceive the words of____________ .

Amalekites

The second major step in Saul's downfall occurred during his war with the?

faithfulness to the fatherless and widows

The virtuous women described in Proverbs 31 demonstrated her wisdom in all ways except by:

The purpose of the Song of Solomon is a lyric poem written to extol the virtues of love between a husband and a wife. The poem clearly presents marriage as God's design. A man and women are to live together within the context of marriage, loving each other spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

What is the purpose of the Song of Solomon? Use complete sentences.

synthetic

What kind of parallelism is illustrated by the following verse (Psalm 119:11)?

The book indicates that he had written 1005 proverbs.

Which of the following statements do NOT indicate proof that Solomon authored Ecclesiastes?

True

According to 1 Kings 4:32, Solomon's songs numbered 1,005.

Reference is made in the book of Job to the history of Israel

All of the following items support Job's identity with the patriarchal period except

priestly prophetic

By His call to Samuel, God both confirmed his a_________ministry and called him to a___________ministry.

480

Construction of Solomon's Temple was begun in the _____the year following the Exodus.

the harp

David's first experience in the king's court was to minister to the king by means of _____.

True

Ecclesiastes is the Greek (Septuagint) translation of Qoheleth.

invoke a curse or judgment

Imprecatory Psalms are Psalms that:

True

In Proverbs, a numerical saying was used as a poetic device.

Edom

Job lived in the land of Uz , which was probably located near:

True

Job responded humbly and penitently to the words of God.Job responded humbly and penitently to the words of God.

one-third

More than___________ of the Old Testament is poetry.