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prophets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hebrew poetry | nearly all wisdom literature and prophetic literature. 1/3 of o.t. |
| parallelism | two parallel lines that compliment each other in some way. parallelism of thought rather than rhyme. |
| rhythm of sound | regular pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables |
| synonymous parallelism | the second line repeats the idea of the first line. repeating the same thought |
| psalm 19:1 | the skies proclaim the work of his hands. the heavens declare the glory of God |
| psalm 15:1 | who may live on your holy hill, lord who may dwell in your sanctuary |
| antithetic parallelism | the thought of the second line is contrasted with the first. the conjunction "but" is a clue. |
| synthetic parallelism | the second line completes the thought of the first line |
| unity of isaiah | 1-39 isaiah 40-55 deutero 56-66trito the scholars don't believe that isaiah could predict the future but he saw cyrus lead the jews back to israel and he saw the messiah |
| kings | uzziah jotham ahaz hezekiah manasseh |
| structure of isaiah | 1-35 condemnation 36-39 heekiahs delieverance 40-66 prophecies of comfort, cyrus, the persian king is unusual but possible. isaiah wrote the book. |