Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Wisdom literature
A
Three books that share “wisdom” features - Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes
2
Q
Retribution
A
Goodness results in prosperity and wickedness leads to suffering
3
Q
Theodicy
A
Attempt to justify Gods ways in the world
4
Q
Behemoth
A
The hippopotamus
5
Q
Leviathan
A
Probably the crocodile
6
Q
Uz
A
Where Job lived
7
Q
Which books compose the wisdom literature of the Bible?
A
Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastical
8
Q
Two general group/types of wisdom literature in the ancient near east
A
Egyptian instructional wisdom
Mesopotamian discoursive wisdom
9
Q
Dating of the book of Job
A
Early eighth century BC to third century BC
