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Wisdom Books Flashcards

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are usually generated through the natural human effort of fixing their minds upon an issue at hand.

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Wisdom/insights

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is a product of prayerful meditation of the authors/writers about life’s issues revealed by God.

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Wisdom Literature

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Wisdom Literature flourished during the time of

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King Solomon

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asked God for wisdom as he led the Israelites.

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Solomon

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He asked God for wisdom as he led the Israelites. Later, he recruited sages from _____________________________ to serve as his scribes.

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Egypt and Mesopotamia

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The principles taught by the sages are the following:

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  • no one can be wise who is not also good. A
    man who does not avoid sin and evil is not wise;
  • wisdom will lead others to see God in all things;
    -wisdom is not only knowledge but practice in daily life.
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Wisdom Literature or Wisdom Books includes the books of

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Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom and Sirach.

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is a wealthy man living in a land called Uz with his large family and extensive flocks. He is “blameless” and “upright,” always careful to avoid doing evil (1:1).

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Job

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Job lived in a land called

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Uz

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is a collection of 150 religious songs stressing the human emotions in different form of religious experiences namely: Joy and Praise, Worship and Thanksgiving, Trust, Longing and Repentance.

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The Book of Psalms

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The Book of Psalms is a collection of how many religious songs

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150 religious songs

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The Book of Psalms is a collection of 150 religious songs stressing the human emotions in different form of religious experiences namely:

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Joy and Praise, Worship and Thanksgiving, Trust, Longing and Repentance.

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was credited by scholars to be the main author of the Book of Psalms.

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King David

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The Book of Psalms are classified according to the following categories:

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Hymns, Thanksgiving Psalms, Supplication Psalms, Confidence Psalms, Processional Psalms (during liturgies), Royal Psalms, Wisdom Psalms, Historical Meditations and Prophetic Psalms.

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was King Solomon, who composed his sayings during his reign from 970 to 930 B.C.

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The Book of Proverbs

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highly likely penned chapters 1 to 29 of Proverbs.

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Solomon

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Solomon highly likely penned chapters 1 to 29 of Proverbs. A man named ____ wrote chapter thirty.

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Agur

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wrote chapter thirty-one of the book of Proverbs

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King Lemuel

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It is a collection of short sayings. The purpose of this book is to teach wisdom especially to young and unexperienced people and to those who desire advanced training in wisdom.

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The Book of Proverbs

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derived from the Greek ekklesiastes which means “one who calls the assembly.”

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Ecclesiastes

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Eclesiastes is derived from the Greek _________________ which means “one who calls the assembly.”

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ekklesiastes

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Ecclesiastes is derived from the Greek ekklesiastes which means

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“one who calls the assembly.”

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It is about the philosophical reflections on the vanity of all things though it main theme is the purpose and value of human life.

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Ecclesiastes

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The traditional author of Song of Songs is

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King Solomon

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This book is a collection of love songs at the same time it is a parable which illustrates the Covenant
relationship between God and His chosen people with marriage as a theme.

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Song of Songs

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This book taught us that God’s wisdom can only be attained by prayer. Such wisdom will bring eternal life.

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Wisdom

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This book was written in Hebrew in Palestine around 180-175BC by Ben Sira who was probably a scribe well-versed in Jewish law and custom.

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Sirach

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Sirach was written in Hebrew in Palestine around 180-175BC by

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Ben Sira

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was probably a scribe well-versed in Jewish law and custom.

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Ben Sira

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This book is the product of one man’s lifetime meditations on the Sacred Scriptures, on life in general and his own broad experiences.

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Sirach

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Greek culture

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Hellenism

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In the course of one day, Job receives ______________, each bearing separate news that his livestock, servants, and ten children have all died due to marauding invaders or natural catastrophes.

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four messages;

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In the course of one day, Job receives four messages, each bearing separate news that his ___________________________________ have all died due to marauding invaders or natural catastrophes.

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livestock, servants, and ten children

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“Exult, you just, in the Lord; Praise from the upright is fitting; Give thanks to the Lord on the harp; with the ten-stringed lyre chant his praises.” (Ps. 33:1-2).

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Joy and Praise

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“Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful song.” (Ps. 100:1-2)

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Worship and Thanksgiving

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“Keep me. O Lord, for in you I take refuge; I say to the Lord: My Lord are you. Apart from you I have no good.” (Ps. 16:1).

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Trust

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“As the hind longs for the running waters, so my soul longs for you, O God. A thirst is my soul for God, the living God. When shall I go and behold the face of God?”

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Longing

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The contents of this book are about common human activities and situations as well as moral and religious truths about god and man

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Proverbs

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ekklesiastes means

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One who calls the assembly

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koheleth

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teacher

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This book teaches us that all these deficiencies in life are the result of the fact that man is a mortal and limited being not to waste time or energies in illusions, to live the present moment by solving the problems within our each day-by-day and to enjoy the happiness God has prepared for us today.

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Ecclesiastes

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The themes of this book are the splendor and the worth of divine wisdom, the glorious events of Exodus and the folly of idolatry and God’s mercy, punishment and reward for the individual souls.

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Wisdom

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God’s wisdom can only be attained by

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prayer

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It contains moral instructions as well in the form of warning and encouragement. Praise of wisdom duty towards parents sincerity and justice contact in public life and friendship

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Sirach

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