OT Survey Q2 - Test 1
How many years were the psalms collected over?
1,000
How many Psalms are there?
150
how many books are there in psalms?
5 books
How many Psalms did David write?
73
what is a proverb?
A brief, particular expression of truth
Who wrote the Psalms?
David, Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan, Anonymous
Who berates Job's three friends for not convincing Job to repent and berates Job for not repenting?
Elihu
what are the names of jobs three friends?
Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar
Who are the only two people in the Bible who are presented as truly innocent sufferers?
Job and Jesus
Some ancient tradition attributes the writing of Job to _____________
Moses
Who wrote Song of Songs?
Most likely an anthology of love poems ,stemming from Solomon, but contributed to by various authors and then later compiled by an editor
Does God ever tell Job why he is suffering?
No
Jesus' predominant teaching form was the __________________
Parable
Which books are the wisdom literature books?
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs is sometimes considered a part of the wisdom literature category
What book of the Bible is considered the new torah?
Psalms
what are the difficulties with Ecclesiastes?
Seems to contradict the teachings found in other wisdom literature, and the distance of God in the book
the teacher in Ecclesiastes may refer to _______________ or a ___________________ figure
Solomon; Solomonic
What is a redemptive sign in the New Testament?
Suffering
What is the real issue in Job?
Who is wise?
Who speaks out of the whirlwind in Job 38?
YHWH (God)
what is hallelujah?
a command to praise yahweh
What is the role of Satan in Job?
a member of the Divine council, the antagonist or celestial prosecutor
what do the psalms not guarantee?
a pleasant life
what does proverbs continually present?
a sharp contrast between choosing a life of wisdom and choosing a life of folly
The Proverbs are general rules for life but should not be _________________ or isolated from their literary context
absolutized
What are the 6 elements of laments?
address, complaint, trust, deliverance, assurance, and praise.
what is the meaning of the satan?
adversary
the psalter is an ___________________ of praises, laments, and thanksgivings to YHWH.
anthology
The psalms are very beneficial to us, but frequently _____________________________
applied poorly
it is not so much the case that people seek to learn how to _________ wise but rather that they seek to ________ wise
be; get
Job and Jesus are the only two people to whom ______________________ is ascribed
blamelessness
What are the leading characteristics of Hebrew poetry used in the Psalms?
brevity, parallelism, and imagery
Ecclesiastes does not say that life has no meaning, rather that life's meaning is not ____________
clear
There are ______________ and ____________ thanksgiving psalms.
communal; individual
There are both _________________ and ________________ laments
corporate; individual
___________________________ any part of a psalm is to betray the psalmist and will often lead to wrong conclusions
decontextualizing
Little to no _______________ structure to the proverbs other than that wise behavior is becoming of those who fear the Lord
discernable
what is one way people refine their ability to make the right choices in life?
discussion and debate
While they contain and reflect doctrine, they are not intended as repositories of _______________________
doctrinal exposition
Although Job is more persevering than patient, he is an ______________________
exemplar
What does the journey of wisdom have to start with?
fear of the Lord
Each psalm is also characterized by its _______________________
formal structure
the psalms served the crucial function of making connection between the worshiper and God, they were _______________ in that manner
functional
Proverbs are not legal ________________ from God
guarantees
Ecclesiastes compares life to ________________
hebel
what is the unique problem of hermeneutics when studying psalms?
how do these words spoken TO God function for us as a word FROM God?
What does proverbs teach?
how to be good at life
What is Song of Solomon about?
how true romance can be celebrated to God's glory in keeping with his original design
What does Song of Solomon issue a warning against?
hurrying into a passionate relationship, until the time is right.
what psalms serve as a model for us on how to be angry, by expressing our anger directly to and through God rather than seeking to return evil to those who have wronged us?
imprecatory psalms
When are hymns sung
in moments of joy, when life is going well
The relationship between the man and the woman should remind us of the ____________ that we enjoy with Jesus
intimacy
what are the features of Thanksgiving Psalms?
introduction, distress, appeal, deliverance, testimony.
What is the question being explored in Job?
is God wise and just?
what is the theme of Job
job 1:9 (does Job fear god for nothing?)
what is the largest group of psalms?
lament
What are the two types of psalms?
lament and praise
the psalter moves from
lament to praise, a human king to a divine king, and a reassessment of messianism
What does Ecclesiastes focus on?
life's random nature
Each psalm is a _____________________
literary unit
remembrance psalm
looks to the past to see God's hand in history and inspires people with hope
Proverbs are worded to be _________________, not theoretically accurate.
memorable
The vocabulary of poetry is purposefully ______________________
metaphorical
Hebrew poetry, by nature, was addressed to the ______ through the __________
mind; heart
what does Song of Solomon say love should be?
mutual, intimate, passionate and exclusive
What is Song of Solomon a celebration of?
natural love between a man and a woman in the OT.
Psalms is __________ a hymnbook
not
How many times does the teacher repeat meaningless in Ecclesiastes?
over 40
what does wisdom literature focus on?
people and their behavior, how successful they are at making godly choices and whether or not they are learning how to apply God's truth to the experiences they have.
psalms of wisdom
poems that are concerned with the law
Psalms is the ____________________ of God's people
prayer book
The Psalms are musical poems, intended to evoke feelings that straight ______________________ seldom does
propositional
what book is the second most quoted Old Testament book in the New Testament?
psalms
poems of kingship
psalms whose content speaks of a king
What does hebel mean?
smoke or vapor
What are laments
songs for hard times of life
What is the issue that leads to the debate over wisdom?
suffering
what is a thanksgiving psalm
sung after God rescues the psalmist from trouble, a song similar to a hymn, but remembers the previous lament
What is the main message of Job?
that God is the source of all wisdom
What is wisdom?
the ability to make godly choices in life
Where is Job from?
the city of Uz
Where was wisdom taught more than any other setting?
the home
what do the wisdom psalms specifically praise?
the merits of wisdom and the wise life
The book of Psalms was probably not completed until ________________________
the post-exilic period
what are the three basic benefits of the Psalms?
the psalms can serve as a guide to worship, they demonstrate to us how we can relate honestly to God, and they demonstrate the importance of reflection and meditation on that which God has done for us
Who are the two voices in Ecclesiastes?
the teacher/critic, and the author
who were the other authors of proverbs?
the wise, agur, and king Lemuel
What is the purpose of Job?
to show that God is the only source of true wisdom, thus exposing the inadequacy of all human wisdom.
psalms of confidence
tone of a quiet trust in God, calm anxieties
T or F: The teacher of Ecclesiastes' point seems to be that even if the only real certainty of this life is the certainty of the grave, one should still live life as a gift from God
true
Proverbs must be read within the greater anthology of ______________________
wisdom sayings
What is Chokmah?
wisdom, an attribute of God that he used to create the world
What are the themes of proverbs?
wisdom, fear of YHWH, order of creation