Exam #1 Flashcards
EVENT: David’s Life
Psalms
EVENT: the Assyrian and Babylonian eras
Psalms
EVENT: fall of Jerusalem
Psalms
EVENT: exile and return to the land
Psalms
THEME: God’s gifts of his covenant, law, and wisdom
Psalms
THEME: God’s steadfast love and forgiveness
Psalms
THEME: God’s faithfulness to Abraham and David
Psalms
THEME: praise and lament
Psalms
THEME: Job’s righteousness
Job
THEME: Satan’s cruelty
Job
THEME: the relationship between sin and suffering
Job
THEME: God’s rule over creation
Job
THEME: search for wisdom on earth
Job
THEME: Gaining wisdom through reverence (i.e. fear) for God
Proverbs
THEME: value of wisdom and danger of foolishness
Proverbs
THEME: value of hard work, kindness, discretion, respect, and honesty
Proverbs
THEME: the excitement of physical attraction and the joy of human sexuality
Song of Songs
THEME: Search for meaning
Ecclesiastes
THEME: fear of the Lord
Ecclesiastes
THEME: value of wisdom
Ecclesiastes
THEME: enjoyment of God’s good gifts
EcclesiastesE
EVENT: rise and fall of the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires
The Twelve
EVENT: the fall of Israel and Judah
The Twelve
EVENT: the rise of the Persian Empire
The Twelve
EVENT: return to the land and rebuilding of the temple
The Twelve
THEME: Sin
The Twelve
THEME: the coming day of the Lord
The Twelve
THEME: Restoration of Israel and Judah
The Twelve
THEME: Conversion of the Gentiles
The Twelve
THEME: coming Messiah
The Twelve
Negative Features of Hebrew Poetry
No rhyme
Unlike Western poetry
Irregular meter / rhythm
Unreliability of syntax
Building blocks / positive features of Hebrew poetry
the Line (monadic, dyadic, triadic)
Strophe: group of lines arranged together
The structuring of lines in a way that exhibits patterns of literary symmetry and balance.
The distinguishing feature between poetry and prose.
Parallelism
Three types of Hebrew Parallelism
Synonymous (line 1 = line 2)
Antithetic (line 1 OPPOSITE line 2)
Synthetic (line 2 completes line 1)
Types of Semantic Parallelism
Complete (every element in line 1 has a counterpart in line 2)
Compensatory (line 2 equal to line 2, but one element dropped out and one added)
Chaistic (ABC // CBA)
Elliptical (element from line 1 dropped, nothing added to line 2)
Antithetical - Line 2 opposite to line 1)
Horizontal Revelation, putting godliness into working clothes
Wisdom Literature
Hakam / Hokmah
to be wise, or have wisdom
Sources of Wisdom Literature
Priests (national, to Israel, teach Torah, maintain God’s relationship with YHWH),
Prophets (national, speak to Israel, direct revelation to God),
Sages (universal, counsel with a focus on kings and young people, recognize wisdom)
Keyword of Job
Sovereignty
Retribution Principal
Karma. Good things happen to good people. Bad things happen to bad people.
Keyword of Psalms
Worship
Keyword of Proverbs
Wisdom
What passage states the purpose of the Proverbs
Proverbs 1v1-7
Keyword of Ecclesiastes
Vanity
Hebel
Breath, futility,
True or False: Ecclesiastes offers a strong reaction against the Retribution Principle.
True
Keyword of Song of Songs
Love
What approaches are valid to interpret Song of Songs?
Typological, Didactic, but mostly Literal / Natural
Song of Songs is both:
Pedagogical / Eschatological
The founding fathers of the prophets
Moses, Samuel, Elijah
Designations of the prophets
Seer
Servant of the Lord
Man of God
Messengers of God
Visionary
Prophet
Prophetic Periods
Assyrian (Jonah, Amos, Hosea), Babylonian, Post Exilic
Keyword of Jonah
Revival in Nineveh
Keyword of Amos
Judgement of Israel
What does Amos mean?
Burden
Keyword of Hosea
God’s Loyal Love for Israel
When did Jeroboam II reign?
782-753 BC
