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parallelism

basic building block of Hebrew Poetry, multiple lines that communicate ONE main thought

synonomous parallelism

2nd line SIMILAR to 1st

antithetic parallelism (antithesis)

2nd CONTRASTS 1st

stairstep parallelism (starship entertainment)

2nd extends meaning of 1st

book of psalms

collection of 150 songs and prayers

-many have headings that tell something about it

-many different types of psalms

types of psalms

laments, thanksgiving, wisdom, royal

formation of psalms

grouped into 5 books starting at 1 (david), 42 (david), 73 (temple), 90 (fall of jlo), 107 (exile and after)

lament psalms

1. address god

2. complaint about an issue

3. express trust

4. cry out for deliverance

5. assurance in god

6. praise for blessings of the past

imprecatory psalms

praying for vengeance against the psalmist’s enemies and god’s justice in the face of hopelessness

form criticism

classifying each psalms according to form and context in israel’s social and religious life

benediction

brief blessing at the end of each book in psalms

rhetorical criticism

how the psalm relates to the surrounding it in the book

what started the wisdom movement?

need for sages or wise teachers to administer the developing empire - solomon

proverb

compact, memorable, applicable teaching about life - apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

the book of job

story of Job the sage, blameless and upright man who feared God and turned away from evil