Old Testament Survey #19
"I cried to Thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication" (Ps. 30:8). This is an example of a chiastic pattern known as...
ABBA
Psalm 119 is an example of...
Acrostic
"Ill-gotten treasures have no value, but righteousness delivers from death." Is an example of...
Antithetic Parallelism
"Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth" (Prov. 10:4). This is an example of...
Antithetic parallelism
"O Lord, forgive me; blot out my sin, O God of my salvation" is an example of...
Chiasm
What book deals with the meaning of life?
Ecclesiastes
Which book is not considered a book of poetry?
Esther
The 9th line of a 26-line English hymn written as an acrostic would begin with the words...
In thee, O Lord, I do delight
What book deals with why bad things happen to good people?
Job
What characteristic of Hebrew poetry is this: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands" (Ps. 19:1)?
Parallelism
What is the most important feature of Hebrew poetry?
Parallelism
What book deals with principles for living?
Proverbs
"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." Is an example of...
Synonymous Parallelism
Hebrew poetry is most similar to poetry written in...
Ugaritic
Scholars have learned a lot about the polytheistic ancient Near East from a study of poetry written by the...
Ugarits
