Lesson 1: Introduction to Wisdom Literature Flashcards
What are the 5 Catholic Principles of Interpretation?
(1) Dual authorship
(2) Canonical exegesis
(3) In the light of the analogy of faith
(4) In the light of Church teaching
(5) Four senses
What are:
(1) Dual authorship
(2) Canonical exegesis
(3) In the light of the analogy of faith
(4) In the light of Church teaching
(5) Four sense
5 Catholic Principles of Interpretation
What are the 12 phases of Biblical history?
Creation
Flood
Patriarchs
Exodus
Conquest
Judges
Kingdom(s)/Temple
Exile
Return from Exile
Maccabees
Christ
Church
What are:
Creation, Flood, Patriarchs, Exodus, Conquest, Judges, Kingdom(s)/Temple, Exile, Return from Exile, Maccabees, Christ, Church
The 12 phases of Biblical history
What is the paradigm for Wisdom?
- Is from God
- Given to Man
- Requires cooperation to make on wise
What is this paradigm:
- Is from God
- Given to Man
- Requires cooperation to make one wise
The paradigm for Wisdom
What is the paradigm of wisdom equal to?
The Tree of Life
What paradigm is the tree of life equal to?
The paradigm of wisdom
What is the life of Solomon (5x-8x)?
- King over Israel and some gentiles
- Rules in Edenic times
- Acquires Wisdom from God to:
- Govern
- Discern - between good and evil
- Worship aright
- Builds Temple
- Fall
Whose life is this:
- King over Israel and some gentiles
- Rules in Edenic times
- Acquires Wisdom from God to:
- Govern
- Discern - between good and evil
- Worship aright
- Builds Temple
- Fall
The life of Solomon
Who is the font and patron of Wisdom literature?
Solomon
What is Solomon the font and patron of?
Wisdom literature
What is Wisdom in Hebrew?
ḥôkmāh
What does ḥôkmāh mean?
Wisdom (in Hebrew)
What kind of wisdom is ḥôkmāh (x2)?
ḥôkmāh = intelligence, skill, instinct of animals
Skill, especially with the spoken or written word
What means intelligence, skill, or instinct of animals in Hebrew?
ḥôkmāh
What poetic structure is normally used in Wisdom literature?
Bicola
What is bicola?
Two lines of poetry set in parallelism to each other, referred to as a single unit
A poetic structure normally used in Wisdom literature
What are two lines of poetry set in parallelism to each other and referred to as a single unit called?
A bicola
What are the main 3 kinds of parallelism?
Synonymous paralellism
Antithetical parallelism
Synthetic parallelism
Synonymous, antithetical, and synthetics are all types of what?
Parallelism
What is synonymous parallelism?
Where one repeats in the second part what has already been expressed in the first, while simply varying the words.
What is the structure when one repeats in the second part what has already been expressed in the first, while simply varying the words?
Synonymous parallelism
What is antithetical parallelism?
A form of parallelism where the meaning of two or more excerpts of text are observed, although directly linked by providing the same meaning from differing perspectives.
What is a form of parallelism where the meaning of two or more excerpts of text are observed, although directly linked by providing the same meaning from differing perspectives?
Antithetical parallelism
What is synthetic parallelism?
A form of parallelism where the completion or expansion of the idea of the first part is in the second part.
What is a form of parallelism where the completion or expansion of the idea of the first part is in the second part called?
Synthetical parallelism
How could you describe the characteristics of the proverbs?
Terse and dense
What kind of literature is terse and dense?
Proverbs
What are 4 reasons to believe that there was a class of “the wise” in Israel?
- ANE analogues
- Necessary for the bureaucracy of the kingdom
- Literary deposit
- It was most clearly a class in the postexilic era
What do these 4 points so the argument for:
- ANE analogues
- Necessary for the bureaucracy of the kingdom
- Literary deposit
- It was most clearly a class in the postexilic era
A class of “the wise”
Who are the Scribes?
Scribes:
- bureaucrats/retainers
- “Scribal curriculum entails the study, memorization, and reproduction of long duration texts”
- Some ascend as true masters
- In postexilic, exemplified by the Sage, such as Ben Sira
- Pedagogue
Who are:
- bureaucrats/retainers
- Their “curriculum entails the study, memorization, and reproduction of long duration texts”
- Some ascend as true masters
- In postexilic, exemplified by the Sage, such as Ben Sira
- Pedagogue
Scribes
