Mid-term Exam Flashcards
What is Psalm 86 about? (prayer for rescue - i)
Prayer for rescue. (Individual)
Speaker asks LORD to listen and answer him. He praises HIM and says the other gods are nothing like HIM. Speaker gives HIM thanks and compliments, (“But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” Ps 86:15). Speaker ends psalm with asking the LORD to show him a sign and to give him HIS strength.
Define revere.
Feel deep respect or admiration for.
Define mirth.
Amusement, usually expressed in laughter.
What is Psalm 137 about? (prayer for rescue - c)
Prayer for rescue. (Communal)
Jerusalem taken over by Babylon and Edom and Israelites forced to move to Babylon. Speaker (group of people) complains– They hung up their instruments because they don’t want to sing songs of Zion in a foreign land. Speaker tells GOD to punish them if they forget HIM and Jerusalem, (“If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!” Ps 137:5). Speaker tells LORD to remember the Babylonians and Edomites that destroyed Jerusalem for judgment day. They say what happened to the Israelites will happen back to the Babylonians and Edomites.
Define iniquity.
Immoral or grossly unfair behavior; sinful.
Define transgression.
An act that goes against a law or code of conduct.
Define contrite.
A feeling of remorse or regret; affected by guilt.
What is Psalm 51 about? (prayer for repentance - i)
Prayer for repentance. (Individual)
Attributed to David after being caught by Prophet Nathan for adultery and murder. Speaker desperately asks GOD to forgive and have mercy on him. He asks HIM to wash away his sins and transgressions, to clean his spirit. Speaker asks HE does not push him away. He promises the LORD he will praise HIM out loud and help others if GOD forgives his sins.
Define consternation.
Feelings of anxiety or dismay.
What is Psalm 116 about? (gratitude for rescue - i)
Gratitude for rescue. (Individual)
Speaker has a thanksgiving to GOD who has saved her from her low times. She claims she had almost encountered death, but GOD had saved her. Speaker gives HIM praise for delivering her soul from death and protecting her. She says she will return her thanks by through Eucharist and pay her vows in the presence of the other believers.
Bible
From the greek term meaning “books.”
A collection of small books or stories that were first passed on by oral tradition and then writing (recopying and editing).
Revelation
Translates to “uncovering” or “unveiling.”
In the bible, revelation referred to as God’s self-manifestation.
Hebrew Scriptures
Referred to as the Old Testament in the Bible.
Testament = covenant.
Tanak
Sacred scriptures for Jews. Tanak is an anagram of the 3 major sections in Hebrew scriptures.
Old Testament
Old testament contains the Hebrew Scriptures + Writings + Prophets. In Hebrew, the OT is referred as Torah (“instructions or teaching”), and in Greek, the OT is referred as Pentateuch (“5 books” - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy).
OT: Pentateuch, Writings, Prophets
