Exam #2 (Poetic Literature) (All) (Key Terms)

Question 1

Bifidity

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book dividing naturally into two halves (Joshua- Invasion & Division)


Question 2

Ichabod

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“glory is gone” - Eli and his family are killed especially his daughter-in-law who was giving birth to Ichabod


Question 3

Ebenezer

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“stone of help”, Samuel leads a successful campaign against the Philistines and erects a monument called Ebenezer because once again God is Israel’s helper


Question 4

Shekel

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Goliath’s armor weighed 5000 (125lbs) shekels, his spear was 600 (15lbs) shekels, (0.4 ounce)

Question 5

Retribution

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Question 6

Allegory

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Question 7

Allegorizing

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Question 8

Ring composition

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Question 9

Judges – conditions during

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Question 10

Judges – cycles

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Question 11

Kinsman redeemer

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Question 12

Qualifications for kings


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Question 13

Affirming the consequent

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Question 14

Theodicy

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“justification of God”


Question 15

Selah

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interlude for meditation or dramatic effect, “to lift” elevation or forte (louder), affirmation “Amen” which means forever


Question 16

Pastoral idyll


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“a short work of literature that describes a simple, pleasant aspect of rural and/or domestic life”


Question 17

Ring composition

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inversion, chiasm Emblematic blazon

Question 18

Epithalamion

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“a wedding poem that celebrates a specific occasion (like a wedding), not simply the instruction of marriage”


Question 19

Epiphany

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“a moment of heightened insight or revelation in a story; it usually comes late in a story and casts a restrospective light on the meaning of the story as a whole”


Question 20

Principle of Davidic Covenant

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if a king was obedient to the Law as evidenced by monotheism, social justice, and perpetuation of the covenant…Then there was divine blessing evidenced by peace, security, prosperity and deliverance from foes. BUT if a king was disobedient to the Law as evidenced by idolatry, social justice, and rebellion to the covenant…Then there was divine retribution evidenced by oppression from surrounding powers, disaster, overthrow of royal dynasties, and ultimately exile into foreign lands.

Question 21

Kings vs Chronicles – perspective

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STYLE: Realism/Idealism,
VIEWPOINT: Civil and Political / Spiritual and Moral,
PURPOSE: Indictment; to document the failures of God’s people / incitement to encourage the Jews returning from captivity,
FOCUS- northern and southern kingdoms; all kings whether good or evil / southern kingdom of Judah; King David, King Solomon and the godly kings of Judah,
DISCUSSION OF TEMPLE & WORSHIP: five chapters / twenty chapters


Question 22

Fear of the Lord

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continual awareness that God is watching and weighing everyone of my thoughts, words, actions, and attitudes

Question 23

Qoheleth

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“preacher” a leader who speaks before an assembly of people or who convenes an assembly of people to address it, quest- “seek and search” observation, experimentation, deduction ; Aim: to take an unvarnished, truthful look at authentic human experience, to make the reader feel the emptiness of life lived by purely human and earthly values, to encourage us to share the author’s quest to find satisfaction in life, to develop a God centered worldview ad recognize the dangers of a self-centered worldview

Question 24

Chiasm

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Question 25

Inversion

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Question 26

Synonymous Parallelism

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the thought of the first line is restated in second

Question 27

Antithetic Parallelism

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the second line contrasts the first line

Question 28

Synthetic Parallelism

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the second line stands in one of several relationships to the first line

Question 29

Figurative language

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simply a word or a sentence thrown into an unusual form, different from its original and simplest meaning or use


Question 30

Wisdom Literature (Focus)

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common and highly valued in ANE, concerned with general life issues, the typical recurring aspects of daily life, the mundane, like raising children, providing economic security, finding an appropriate wife, etc., concerned with interpersonal relationships as well as reflective questions about thee meaning of life and how to live it


Question 31

Wisdom literature (Assumptions)

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does not address the human condition from the divine perspective but rather looks at it from the perspective of human needs and concerns, little interest in history, politics, a God who acts, miracles, sin, forgiveness, guilt, these things are not discounted; just not the focus

Question 32

Pslam (Authorship)

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authorship: given in titles or superscriptions, they are part of Hebrew text, fun in dead sea scrolls, superscriptions; ex. David, Asaph, Korah, Solomon, Ethan, Heman, Moses, 49 untitled p176; ;

Question 33

Pslam (Compilation Process)

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compilation process: Grouped into Five Book (Genesis-Deut);

Question 34

Pslam (Categories)

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categories: Wisdom- teachings of wisdom, Nature- God’s excellent revelation of Himself in nature, Salvation History- reviews Israel’s history in order to remind the listener of the nation’s past sins, to praise God for His gracious deeds, or to encourage the people to trust God; Penitential- confession of sins, Lament- petition or request for help; Praise/Thanksgiving- call to / reason to praise, Royal- kingship of God, Ascent- joy of the city, sung as worshippers were coming to the temple, Imprecatory- appeals to God to pour out his wrath upon enemies, Messianic- anticipates the Messiah

Question 35

Proverbs (Nature)

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nature: general truths that give “handles to life”, describe the general pattern that life takes and so are highly valuable, deal with the expected in life, not expectations, not promises,

Question 36

Proverbs (Proper Context)

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proper context- not the surrounding verse but other proverbs on the same topic, capture tiny cross sections of truth

Question 37

Songs of Songs (interpretations, Poetic understanding)

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interpretations: nice poem (alllegory) about love (human & divine), pastoral love poetry in which lovers are shepherd and shepherdess and the setting is an ideally flowery and fruitful rural landscape;

Question 38

Lyric (Hebrew Poetry-types)

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to be sung

Question 39

Didactic (Hebrew Poetry-types)

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teaching literature (Proverbs / Ecclesiastes)

Question 40

Prophetic (Hebrew Poetry-types)

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lengthy sections of Isaiah for example

Question 41

Elegaic (Hebrew Poetry-types)

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conveying grief and mourning (Lamentations)

Question 42

Dramatic (Hebrew Poetry-types)

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to be acted out (Job /Songs of Songs)