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OT Exam 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Which books make up the poetical books? | Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs, Lamentations |
| What is Parallelism? | parallel lines and ideas; parallel sounds and rhymings |
| What are the 3 types of Parallelism? | Synonymous, Antithetic, Synthetic |
| What is Synonymous parallelism? | The 2nd line says the same thing in the same word order as the 1st line; only VOCAB DIFFERS |
| What type of parallelism is this? The false witness will not go unpunished / and one who utters lies will not escape | Synonymous |
| What is Antithetic Parallelism? | The 2nd line often reinforces the 1st by stating thought from a NEGATIVE PERSPECTIVE. Includes words like BUT, NO, NEITHER, NOR |
| What type of parallelism is this? A gentle answer turns away anger / BUT a harsh word stirs up wrath | Antithetic |
| What type of parallelism is this? For the Lord knows the way of the righteous / BUT the way of the wicked will perish | Antithetic |
| What is Synthetic Parallelism? | The 2nd line is not actually parallel to the 1st, but reinforces the idea expressed by adding a reason or explanation. |
| What type of parallelism is this? Start a youth out on his way / even when he grows old he will not depart from it | Synthetic |
| What type of parallelism is this? Come let us worship and bow down / let us kneel before the Lord our Maker | Synthetic |
| What type of parallelism is this? Stay away from a foolish person / you will gain no knowledge from his speech | Synthetic |
| What is a chasm? | A literary device in which the content of parallel lines of poetry is reversed. Can be large scale.. even entire psalms/books can be chiastic in nature |
| What Psalm and Proverb are examples of Chiasms? | Ps 8 (chiasm), Pr 2:4 (chiastic or A-B to B'-A') |
| What is an Acrostic? | written with the 1st word of every line in alphabetic order |
| What Psalm is an acrostic? | Ps 119 - 22 stanzas and is the Bible's largest acrostic, with 8 verses for each consecutive Hebrew letter |
| What is the purpose of Job? | Looks at the question of why good people sometimes suffer |
| What is the purpose of Psalms? | Gives us many SONGS from ancient Israel |
| What is the purpose of Proverbs? | Provides us with practical guidelines for living |
| Wha tis the purpose Ecclesiastes? | Explores the meaning of life |
| What is the purpose of Song of Songs? | Focuses on the joy of romantic love |
| What is Wisdom Literature? | Designation that modern scholars use for 3 books that share "wisdom" features. |
| What are the 3 Wisdom Lit books? | Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes |
| Who are sages? | Men known for their wisdom produced documents containing lengthy discourses or essays that wrestled with life's most difficult problems. |
| What is Theodicy? | Translates to Divine Justice or Problem of Evil |
| What types of literature does Job draw from? Be able to IDENTIFY. | Laments, Hymns of Praise, Proverbs, Prophetic Speeches, Wisdom poems, Reflective questioning, Apocalyptic (Job does not belong in any of these categories, it stands on its own) |
| Who are the major characters in Job and what are their roles? | God (central), Job, Elihu, 3 friends/counselors: Zophar, Eliphaz, Bildad |
| What is the meaning of God's reply to Job? | Nowhere does God say that Job's affliction was a punishment for sin or even (as Elihu suggested) a way of keeping Job from falling into sin. Job's repentance shows that he came to realize that God had NOT been unfair. |
| What was the real benefit of Job's piety/righteousness? | His vindication was complete and he was restored to his former glory, showing that his suffering was not punishment and that he was right to refuse to make a meaningless confession of sins he did not commit. |
| Does the book of Job answer the question of why there is suffering? | NO. Instead, it teaches that through life's problems, we can always trust GOd. |
| Who was the Author of Job? | Anonymous, implies written AFTER David |
| What is the summary of Job? | General message is that wisdom belongs to GOd and resolute faith in Him will be vindicated. God put a halt to their understanding and application of retribution theology. |
| NOTE: Job/Prov/ECC are wisdom Lit ALONG with selections in other OT books | See Note. |
| What is Doxology? | Short formula expressing praise to God |
| What is a Hymn? | An ode or song written in praise of God or heroes (Psalm 8) |
| What are Penitential psalms? | Psalms or songs that express sorrow for sin (Psalm 38) |
| What are Wisdom psalms? | Relate general observations about life (Psalm 1) |
| What are Royal psalms? | Focus on Israel's king (Psalm 2) |
| What are Messianic psalms? | Psalms that describe the Messiah/God's anointed one (Psalm 16) |
| What are Imprecatory Psalms? | Psalms that call for God's judgment on the psalmist's enemy (Psalm 35) |
| What are the 3 elements of Lament Psalms? | 1. Describe one's condition. 2. Psalmist says that he trusts God. 3. Ends w/praise |
| What is the authorship of Psalms? | Superscripts give authorship to individual psalms while others are anonymous (David, sons of Korah, Asaph, Moses, Solomon) |
| How many divisions are there in Psalms and what is the total number of them? | 5 divisions, 150 Psalms |
| What is the meaning of the name "psalm"? | Song |
| What is the meaning of the individual titles of the psalms? | Named for the person who wrote it, or the setting, or a dedication, or used for congregational singing |
| Summary of Psalms | Ancient songbook of Israel. Many writers. Special contribution to the Bible bc it confirms aspects of Israelite worship/aspects of Hebrew life |
| What is a Proverb? | A saying that is proven true by experience - ethical observation, teaching, statement of truth, general principles for life |
| Proverbs are _________ on living in God's world. | ADVICE |
| What are Distichs? | Units of multiple proverbs forming a collection of proverbs. |
| What are the purposes attributed to Solomon? | To attain wisdom and discipline, to develop insight, to live a disciplined life, to do right, to give knowledge and discretion to the young, to add to wisdom, to get guidance, to understand words of the wise |
| What is the authorship of Proverbs (3 individuals)? Who is it most attributed to? | Solomon, Agur, Lemuel. Attributed to Solomon (edited by Hezekiah's scribes Agur and Lemuel) |
| What is the theological significance of Proverbs? | Challenges believers (esp the young), to learn lessons of past generations, wise shows respect for God in everything, living faith can never be divorced from live faithfulness, provides instruction for living in relationship with God |
| Was are the ethical observations and teachings of Proverbs? | It is a statement of TRUTH |
| How long do scholars say it took for the provers to come together? | 500 years |
| What were the primary sources for preserving the Proverbs? | Family... handed down through generations |
| What is the Vulgate? | Latin translation of the Bible written by Jerome in 400 AD. Includes the Aprocrypha. |
| What is allegory? | Story that contains hidden or symbolic meaning |
| What does Qohelet mean? | Hebrew word for Ecclesiastes... understood as the leader/speaker for the assembly. Also translated preacher/philosopher/teacher |
| The book's thesis is everything is meaningless without __________. | God. |
| Ecclesiastes wshows that many of the pursuits of life including __________, __________, and ____________ DO NOT REALLY __________. | Ecclesiastes wshows that many of the pursuits of life including WEALTH, EDUCATION, and POWER do not really FULFILL. |
| Ecclesiastes show that life without God is _____________________. | meaningless and drives the reader to faith. |
| Authorship of Ecclesiastes? | Solomon |
| What does Ecclesiastes warn against? | Pursuits of diff purposes in life (intellectual accomplishments, wealth & luxury, politics, religion) |
| What does Ecclesiastes encourage? | Positive pursuits... enjoy LIFE and FEAR God |
| Ecclesiastes reminds us that were are to enjoy _________ and fear _______. | enjoy LIFE and fear GOD |
| Who is claimed to be the writer of Song of Songs? | Solomon |
| How is Song of Songs best understood? | As a collection of Love Songs. |
| What are the various ways of interpreting Song of Songs? | Allegorical (pic of God and Israel); Dramatic (drama between Solomon & girl), Wedding song (similarities w rituals), Love Song (3 parts.. man/woman/chorus) |
| The "Song of Songs" means that this is the _________________________. | BEST of all songs |
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