test 4 Flashcards
three types of parallelism?
synonymous parallelism
antithetical parallelism
synthetic parallelism
books of poetry?
- job
- psalms
- proverbs
- ecclesiastes
- songs of solomon
what is synonymous parallelism?
repeat the same basic thought
(e.g.) Ps 19:1 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”
what is antithetical parallelism?
the two lines stand in sharp contrast to each other
(e.g.) Ps 1:6 “For the Lord watches over the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish
proverbs
what is synthetic parallelism?
the second line usually completes the thought of the first line left incomplete
(e.g.) psalms 1:3 “he is like a tree”
what was the purpose of Job?
vindication of Gods goodness, mercy, justice and sovereign choice in the face of suffering
what is theodicy?
attempt to justify Gods ways in the world
what is the “if” of philosophical quandary?
God is all virtuous God is all powerful God is all loving Evil and suffering exist Wicked people prosper Good people suffer
what is the “then” philosophical quandary?
God must be limited in his ability to control circumstances of the world and is therefore not all powerful
If he is all- powerful and if evil exists and evil circumstances occur, then God must not see anything wrong with evil and therefore God is not virtuous and all loving
What is biblical resolution “if”?
God is all virtuous God is all powerful God is all loving Evil and suffering do exist Wicked people prosper Good people suffer
what is biblical resolution “then”?
God allows suffering without cause of it
God causes suffering
Wicked people only prosper for a time
Why is there not more suffering than there is
what is retribution theology?
if you do good you get good; if you do bad you get bad
how many psalms are there?
150 psalms
where is psalms located in the bible?
in the middle
what is imprepatory psalm?
prayer against your enemy
what are three characteristics of lament psalms?
- Bemoans ones condition
- Affirms trust in God
- Concludes with praise
what is the meaning of life?
- fear God
2. keep his commandments, whole duty of man
what is an appropriate response to the gospel?
- believe Christ died on the cross to redeem us
- confess Jesus as risen Lord
- repent of our sin; turn to God
what is the gospel?
suffering
death
resurrection of Jesus Christ
