Poetical Books - Old Testament

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What are the Different types of psalms?

Hyms, Penitential, wisdom, royal, messianic, impecatory, Lament

What is a Proverb? What is it not?

IT IS succint and persuasive saying proven true by experience. IS NIT promises or commands

Synonymous Parallelism

Involves a repetition of the same thought or a similar thought

What are the 5 books that make up the section?

Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs

What question/problem does Ecclesiastes address?

Life without God is meaningless "True meaning in life is found in a relationship with God"

What are the main characteristics of Hebrew Poetry?

Meter Parallelism Chiasm Acrostics

What is parallelism?

Parallelism refers to the relationship that exist between two lines of poetry; they complete each other is some way.

What is the book of proverbs designed to teach?

Practical wisdom, discernment, discipline, and discretion

What are the characteristics of Song of Song?

Repetitious character, consistent picture of the cast, common themes suggest unity

Definition/Characteristics of wisdom in the biblical sense

Scope: universal/international definition/focus: success/skill in living origin/foundation: knowledge of God prerequisite for true wisdom/understanding

What is the English name of Ecclesiastes and where did it come from?

Came from the Latin and Greek translations of the OT. the Hebrew word id qohelet: preacher/teacher

What is the book of Psalms

Collection of lament, thanksgiving, praise, enthronement pilgrimage, for the temple hymnal for the people of Israel

What kind of wisdom literature is in Job?

Discoursive wisdom literature

Different reasons given for the division of Psalms:

-Fivefold divisions of the torah -Divided by authorship -Names used for God

What are the theological themes of the book of Proverbs?

-Israelite Education -Successful Living - Personal knowledge of God -Character over Knowledge -Relative knowledge Retribution theology

What are the Hebrew and Greek names for Psalms and what do they mean?

Hebrew: tehillim-"praise" Greek: psalmos-"song" or "hymn"

is Ecclesiastes entirely pessimistic?

-It is pessimistic for non-believers because there is no hope for them, but it is optimistic for believers because they have God. -First 11 chapters: why life is like that (pessimistic) -By the end we find the source of meaning and fulfillment

What various interpretations of Song of Song exist?

-Thypological: based on real people who actually had these feelings toward each other -Allegorical: may or may not have been historical, all made up as a picture between God and his people

2 basic categories of wisdom literature

1. Brief proverbial maxims of wisdom literature 2. Lengthy discourses (discoursive) or essays dealing with life's most difficult question

How does the ugartic help study the poetical books in particular and Hebrew language in general?

1. Help determine the meaning of Hebrew 2. Similar poetic patterns (parallelism) 3. Polytheistic world of those who surrounded Israel

What authorship and date/ time frame questions arise regarding the book of Job?

1. book is anonymous 2. no indication of the time or place the events occurred 3. Uz is mentioned suggesting somewhere between Edom and northern Arabia - others suggest Patriarchal time period

How many books is Psalms divided into?

5

What is an acrostic?

Alphabetic poems A phenomenon where the successive lines of text begin with the corresponding letter of the alphabet

What is Urgartic?

Ancient language of the Ugarit people who were located North of Israel. Shares hundreds of words with similar meanings to the Hebrew language

Who are the individuals associated with the various psalms? are authors mentioned with all the psalms?

Authored by various people including: - David - Asaph - The Sons of Korah - Moses -Solomon -Hemen the Ezrahite Ethan the Ezrahite -others are unknown

Motto of the book of Ecclesiastes

"Meaningless! Meaningless! Everything is Meaningless!" (hevel)

What is the origin and significance of the name of Song of Songs?

"Song of Songs" suggest it is the best song

What individual is mostly associated with Song of Song?

Solomon

Issues regarding authorship of proverbs

Solomon composed many of them but is not the sole author

What are views regarding the significance and meaning of the psalms of ascent?

Songs that would be sung while going up to Jerusalem for the required festivals

What kinds of Parallelism are their?

Synonymous Antithetic Synthetic

What is the theological theme of Job?

While retributio theology is a general rule, it is not a comprehensive rule answering every individual case. God is in control.

What kind of wisdom literature is used in Proverbs?

instructional

Antithetic Parallelism

involves two connecting ideas

How does one go about reading and interpreting proverbs as a genre

not to be skimmed or read quickly but slowly and contemplatively

Who is associated with the composition of the book of Ecclesiastes

technically anonymous BUT suggested that Solomon is the author

How is OT wisdom contrasted with that of other ancient Near East wisdom?

the OT emphasized monotheism not polytheism

Which books of the Old Testament are typically identified as wisdom literature?

the Poetical Books

What format is Job used to wrestle with the question

the format of a play

What question does discoursice wisdom literature attempt to answer? What theology serves as the background to the book?

the question theodicy: the question of the coexistence of God and evil

Synthetic Parallelism

the second line in some way completes the idea of the first line

What is a chiasm?

two successive lines of poetry reverse the order in which parallel themes appear. Chiasm comes from the Greek letter Chi, which looks like an X - reflective of the "criss-crossing" that is evident in Chiasm

Does the book of Job answer the question?

yes


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