Exam 1 Flashcards
Get ready for the Exam on the book of Psalms
A way to remember/ a memorization device, it implies an all inclusiveness in form and content
Reasons for acrostics
Line
A thought unit usually consisting of two cola
Inclusion
The same statement/element at the beginning and at the end
Express gratitude to God for some work of healing or deliverance from trouble in this life
Thanksgiving
A repeated statement that marks the end of a stophe
Refrain
The second colon intentionally contrast with the first
Contrasting
Parallel thought expressed with grammatical correspondence but not always corresponding sound rhyme or rhythm
Parallelism
The Psalm of Moses is Psalm 90 even though Moses lived before David
Evidence that the Psalms are not in Canonical chronological order
It may be that the five books of the Psalms were compiled essentially in chronological order
Chronological order of Psalms
Zoomorphism
Giving animal qualities to God
Refrain
A repeated statement that marks the end of a strophe
Difference of confidence
Dwells much more on God character than Thanksgiving or Lament and usually express trust from the start and throughout
Praise/Hymn
Celebrate God and praise him as creator and redeemer
Confidence
Faith and trust in God in the face of present trouble
According to Wisdom Christians go on
Because of living a faithful righteous life is a blessing and brings blessings
According to lament Christians go on
Because justice will come eventually and God will right all wrongs
Exaggeration for rhetorical impact
Hyperbole
3 purposes of Parrallelism
To give the poetry a certain beauty and rhythm, To extend a thought to give time for contemplation, To create a feeling of “emphasis”
The similar kind of ending found at the end of the five books of the Psalms
Doxology
Typological (Royal Psalm)
In the sense that they anticipate Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of the promise that David will have an eternal throne
A thought unit usually consisting of two cola
Line
Chronological order of Psalms
it may be that the five books of the Psalms were compiled essentially in chronological order
We should look at the Psalms like the Torah as a book of instruction
Mirroring to the Pentateuch
Articulating darkness brought relief, a gap in time during the composition of the Psalm, The priest spoke a word of encouragement
Reasons for shifts in tone
Personification
Giving human characteristics to objects
Lament
Cry out to God in times of trouble
David Reigning- Solomon- Where’s Yahweh- Live with faith- Live with obedience
Thought progression of Psalms
A sub-unit of a poetic line
Colon
According to Genre and Thematic progression
Two ways of reading Psalms
According to confidence Chrstisians go on
Because of God’s Character
Stanza
a group of closely related strophes
Comparison/using like or as
Metaphor/Simile
Circumstances of Lament
Protection healing forgiveness justice vindication
Protection healing forgiveness justice vindication
Circumstances of Lament
Praise/Hymn, Lament, Thanksgiving, Confidence, Royal, Wisdom
Six Types of Psalms
Wisdom
Psalms propel humans towards a healthy “fear of Yahweh” as a motivation toward righteous living
Superscription
ancient though not original titles that describe the Psalm associate it with a particular author and/or give other historical/musical/liturgical information
The second colon essentially restates clarifies or adds only slightly to the first
Corresponding
Psalms that call down curses
Imprecatory
Dwells much more on Gods character than Thanksgiving or Lament and usually express trust from the start and throughout
Difference of confidence
Relationships, health, finances, attitudes, emotions, and spirituality
Categories of belief: Benefits of a righteous life
Giving human characteristics to God
Anthropomorphism