UNIT 18: The Poetic Books

Question 1

Elements of Hebrew poetry?

Answer 1

a) Parallelism i)Synonymous ii)Antithetic iii)Doxology

Question 2

How many books of psalms?

Answer 2

Five collections of Psalms

Question 3

Superscription? 2/3 of the Psalms are superscribed.

Answer 3

73 of them to David.

Question 4

What is a Hymnic?

Answer 4

Psalms that acts as a hymn singing God’s praise and declaring his greatness.

Question 5

what is Lamentation?

Answer 5

Psalms that cry out for divine help.

Question 6

What is thanksgiving?

Answer 6

Psalms that offer thanks.

Question 7

The poetic books: Proverbs is?

Answer 7

6 collections; 3 associated with Solomon

Question 8

The poetic book of Job is?

Answer 8

Central theme is the problem of suffering. Why do bad things happen to good people?

Question 9

What is the key to understanding the book of Job? Chapters 1 and 2.

Answer 9

God’s perspective and purpose, Faultiness of human logic and seeking God’s wisdom not logical answers.

Question 10

The book of Ecclesiastes?

Answer 10

Includes “Psalm of the Cynic” and the author is The Qohelet (Lecturer).

Question 11

What is the central theme of Ecclesiastes?

Answer 11

The Futility of Life without God.

Question 12

What is the central theme of Song of Solomon?

Answer 12

Purity of Sexual Love. Sex as Profane, Sex as Prudish and Sex as Pure.