BIB 1013 Unit 3
How many basic divisions or books are in Psalms?
5
According to the textbook, Job's home, Uz, is
A land/country near Edom
My son, do not forget my teaching; But keep my commands in your heart.
Antithetic parallelism
In the prologue of Job, God and Satan discuss this question:
Dose disinterested righteousness exist?
The ascription of praise to the Lord that serves to "tie off" one book or section in Psalms is called
Doxology
The "thirty saying" in Proverbs 22 have much in common with a/an
Egyptian document
Like a lily among thorns, Is my darling among the young women.
Emblematic parallelism
The motto of Proverbs, stated in 1:7, is
Fear the Lord
The English term "proverb" means
For (many) words
What is the final outcome of Job?
God doubles all Job's lost possessions
If you trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, and acknowledge Him in all your ways, ____________
He will make smooth your paths
In the prologue, who told Job to curse God and die?
His wife
The book of Job teaches us that
Job had not sinned but God brought suffering for unexplained reasons
Which book is not called or considered one of the five "books of poetry"?
Lamentations
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
Metaphor
The Greek word behind "Psalsm" means
Plucking song
The Hebrew term, thallium, the title of Psalms, means
Praises
I lie awake; I have become Like a bird alone on a roof.
Simile
The Egyptian love songs, in the SOS the man calls his girl friend/woman/bride. . .
Sister
______ is the often repeated designation for the student in the instruction poems of Proverbs 1-9.
Son
What attributes are emphasized in the Behemoth and Leviathan? Their ___
Strength and power
I have installed my king On Zion, my holy mountain.
Synthetic parallelism
"The first controlling principle of wisdom "is ___; (or "___ is the beginning of knowledge" 1:7)
The fear of the Lord
The last poem in Proverbs is about
The important of finding a godly wife
"Chasing after the wind" means
Total vanity
____ is ancient city where tablets in Akkadian were found that exhibit many of the same features of Hebrew poetry?
Ugarit
What is the repeated motto of the Ecclesiastes, occurring both at the beginning and the end?
Vanity of vanities; all if vanity
One theme of Job is (choose the best answer).
Why do the righteous suffer?
Which of Job's family does not die in the prologue of chapters 1-2?
Wife
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Ecclesiastes?
Wisdom solves all of life's problems
The book of Proverbs was primarily written for
Young men
In the prologue of Proverbs (1:1-7) we are told that the book is particularly addressed to
Youth
Who did not write at least on psalm?
Aaron
The traditional Jewish interpretation of the Song of Songs is that the book is a/an
Allegory
Which kind of parallelism is found in the verse? "Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth."
Antithetic
Ecclesiastes is read annually at this feast.
Booths
" ___ occurs when two successive lines of poetry reverse the order in which themes appear, "criss-crossing" each other"
Chiasm
_____ is a literary device in which the content of two parallel lines of poetry is reversed or criss-crossed.
Chiasm
___ explores the meaning of life.
Ecclesiastes
In Egyptian wisdom literature, the teacher is often called
Father/mother
In the Song of Songs, the purity of the woman is described in terms of a closed or locked
Garden
When bad things happened to Job he believed that Brough it upon him.
God
Which German scholar of the form criticism school classified the psalms by genre?
Gunkel
Who was the first major scholar to analyze Psalms by genre type?
Gunkel
In Job's first long speech in chapter three, how dose he respond to all that has happened to him?
He cursed the day he was born
Psalms which call for God's judgement of the psalmist's enemies are called
Imprecatory
Wisdom literature is found ________
In Israel, Egypt, and Mesopotamia
The Hebrew literary form, "X of X"
Intensifies an idea
What is the purpose or meaning of the Hebrew literary form "x of x" (such as Song of Songs, or vanity of vanities)?
It intensifies an idea
Who said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised."
Job
"The heart of the _______ is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He wishes."
King
Who did NOT write any of the book of Proverbs?
Korah
Which type of psalm begins with bemoaning one's condition, continues with trust in God, and then ends with kind of praise?
Lament
Which of the following is NOT a wisdom book?
Lamentations
INCORRECT: Psalms with the themes of sin, confession, and repentance are called
My guess: Lament My next guess: Penitential (according to the textbook)
INCORRECT: Dogs surround me, A pack of villains encircles me.
My guess: synecdoche
INCORRECT: Hear my prayer, Lord; Ley my cry for help come to you.
My guess: synthetic parallelism
Psalms with no titles or superscriptions are called _____ by scholars.
Orphans
Which is the most important feature of Hebrew poetry?
Parallelism
Song of Songs is read annually at this feast.
Passover
How does the book of Proverbs end in chapter 31?
Poem about finding a good wife
According to the textbook which of the following statements is true?
Proverbs are general principles of life
Which psalm expresses confidence in God as a good Shepherd?
Psalm 23
Which psalm is a penitential psalm, describing David's confession of murder and adultery?
Psalm 51
Which Psalm is the oldest, written by Moses, and calls us to number our days so that we might live wisely for a few days we live on this earth?
Psalm 90
Of all the O.T. books, this one is quoted the most often in the New Testament.
Psalms
Which of these is technically not a wisdom book?
Psalms
Which of the following does Hebrew poetry use infrequently?
Rhyme
Which is true about the nature of Proverbs?
They are general principles of life
The key term hebel in Ecclesiastes is found 37 times and means
Vanity
