Psalm and Poetry Books Information - Midterm

what do the poetry books focus on?

the experience

What is the scope of poetry books?

individual

What is the percentage of poetry books in the Bible?

30-50%

What books are entirely poetry?

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, and Song of Solomon

What is an example of a poetic composition?

Genesis 49:2-7

What books contain poetic extracts?

Judges and I Samuel

What is a story poem (and example)?

epic - Exodus 15:1-18

What is a poem with a moral lesson (and example)?

didactic - Proverbs

What is a poem that expresses emotions (and example)?

lyrical - II Samuel 1:19-27

What is a poem that is a prediction of events (and example)?

prophetic - Isaiah 53

What type of poem is a call to action (and example)?

exclamatory - Numbers 6:24-26

What are the 3 characteristics of biblical poetry?

1. economy of words
2. figurative language
3. parallelism

What is the other term for "economy of words"?

tersness

What is an example of economy of words?

Proverbs 10:5

What are words or phrases that are left out or implied?

ellipses

What is the term for "we picture our memories"?

figurative language

What is a comparison NOT using like or as?

metaphor

What is a comparison that DOES use like or as?

personification

What an inanimate thing that often gives characteristics of a person?

personification

What is the identifying of the extremes to refer to totality?

mereism

What is "lines that are parallel are logically related"?

parallelism

What is "a way ancient Hebrew poets structured their poetry by writing in logically paired lines"?

bicola/couplet

What is line B restates line A?

synonymous

What is line B contrasts line A?

Antithetic

What is line B completes line A?

synthetic

Who came up with poetry being either synonymous, antithetic, or synthetic?

Robert Lowth

Who claims that there cannot be only 3 categories of poems?

James Kugel

What are Gleason Archers 3 categories?

dimactic (B climaxes A), emblematic (B illustrates A), and reason (B gives reason for A)

Who was the "Sweet Psalmist of Israel"?

David

How many poems did David write?

73

Where were his musical abilities mentioned before, and tell that he invented instruments?

Kings and Chronicles

Who was the musician that was David's contemporary that wrote 12 psalms?

Asaph

What Psalms did Asaph write?

50, 73-83

Who wrote 2 Psalms and which ones?

Solomon 72, 127

Who wrote Psalm 89?

Heman

Who wrote the oldest Psalm in the book (90)?

Moses

About how many of the Psalms are anonymous?

60

When were the Psalms written?

1405-500 BC

What century were most of the Psalms written in?

105th

What tips us off to the end of the Psalms timeline?

Psalm 126 and 127 being written about the Babylonian exile

How many of the Psalms have Title?

116

How many Psalms are orphans?

34

are titles inspired?

yes

Where in the New Testament is accuracy attested to?

Acts 2:25-28, 4:24-25, and Romans 4:6-8

What indicates the type of Psalm, the historical setting, and usually tells who is writing the Psalm?

title

What is the title that means "instruction"?

maschil

What is the nickname of Psalms?

the hymn book of Israel