Poetical Books MidTerm

False

True/False: Hebrew poetry has a special structure to distinguish it from the narrative

parallelism of thought

main characteristic of Hebrew poetry

stich

basic unit of Hebrew poetry

distich

two-line verse of Hebrew poetry

synonymous parallelism

thought or truth expressed in one line the same as the thought or truth expressed in each parallel line

identification of basic thought per line

key to recognizing synonymous parallelism

synthetic parallelism

though or truth in one line builds upon the other line

constructing parallelism

another name for synthetic parallelism

synthetic parallelism

the form of parallelism most widely encountered outside of the Poetical Books

constructing parallelism

another name for synthetic parallelism

antithetical parallelism

another name for contrasting parallelism

chiasmus/chiasmal structure

when the elements of Hebrew poetry line up in an X shape

comparative parallelism

first line is a readily observable fact of nature, often using like/as to compare to that fact to a moral/spiritual truth

parabolic parallelism

another name for comparative parallelism

ancient author

who sets the range of application for comparative parallelism

after flood, before Moses

time frame for Job

7 sons, 3 daughters

Job's family

offered burnt offerings on behalf of children

what Job did everyday

opens grammatically the same as other historical accounts, Job referred to as a real person elsewhere in the Bible

two ways we know Job is a historical account

Moses, Solomon, Job or friends

possible human authors of Job

Mesopotamia, near Ur

location of Uz

perfect, upright, feared God, eschewed evil

character of Job

14 out of 19 times used in OT

number of times the name "Satan" is used in Job

angels

what the term "sons of God" refers to

Robert Loweth

first Western scholar to write extensively on Hebrew poetry

assonance

use of words that sound alike or have the same vowel/consonant sounds

emphasize each item to show each item or concept is equally important

what number poems in Hebrew poetry emphasize

fire "from heaven" that was really from Satan

how Job's sheep were killed

Mesopotamia, Babylon

where the Chaldeans were most likely from

True

True/False: Integrity is an intentional choice.

Job only served God because God protected and blessed him

Satan's first accusation against Job

Job was selfish and only cared about his own well-being

Satan's second accusation against Job

Eliphaz

Job's Temanite friend from Edom

Temanite; Edom

ethnicity and home town of Job's friend Eliphaz

Bildad

Shuhite, descendat of Shuah, Keturah's son who Abraham sent away

Shuah

who Bildad was a descendant of

Zophar

Job's Naamathite friend

Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, Elihu

Job's four friends

7

number of days Job's friends sat with him in silence

conversations written in poetical style rather than narrative like the rest

how the conversations in the book of Job are different from the other parts of Job

Eliphaz

most likely Job's oldest friend

the oldest person would speak first

How do we know Eliphaz was most likely the oldest of Job's friends?

Zophar

friend who does not speak during the third round of conversation

Elihu

begins speaking when the other three friends give up talking to Job

own observations, experiences

Eliphaz's authority

too narrow, rigid

Eliphaz's view of God

God judging Job because he sinned by not praying and oppressing the poor

Eliphaz's theory about Job's afflictions

history

Bildad's authority

rigid, black and white

Bildad's view of God

God doesn't punish the innocent; impossible to be justified in God's sight

Bildad's Theory about Job's afflictions

religion, tradition

Zophar's authority

rigid, stiff, narrow

Zophar's view of God

God is great, Job needs to repent

Zophar's theory about Job's afflictions

God

Job's authority

high, right, but too narrow

Job's view of God

did not understand, wished to speak with God

Job's theory about his afflictions

Eliphaz

his authority was his own observations and experiences

Bildad

his authority was that of history

Zophar

his authority was religion and tradition

Job

his authority was God

Bildad

his view of God was too black and white

Buz

homeland of Elihu

Nahor

who Elihu was a son of

God's character

Elihu's authority

1) disappointment in friends 2) declaration of God's greatness 3) Disillusionment with God's Way 4) Despair with life 5)vindication with God

five repeated themes in Job's speeches

True

True/False: One of the repeated themes in Job's speeches is desire for vindication with God.

"My God is He"

meaning of Elihu's name

Elihu

son of Nahor

Elihu

authority was God's character

high, more balanced than the others

Elihu's view of God

Elihu

rightly believed God to be sovereign and just

God is doing right no matter what He does, and He has a purpose for afflicting the Godly

Elihu's theory about Job's affliction

Elihu

called Job out for being self-righteous

for condemning Job as evil without proof

why Elihu was angry at Job's other three friends

out of a whirlwind

how Jehovah spoke to Job in the final chapters

creation, animal kingdom

what Jehovah uses to show His greatness and sovereignty

in humility

how Job responds when God demands an answer from him

False

True/False: Job does not repent from being self-righteous.

Job

interceded for Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar so they might be forgiven

double possession, 10 more children

how God blessed Job after he repented and interceded for his friends

False

True/False: God told Job why He had allowed all of His afflictions.

True

True/False: God verbally chastened Job at the end of the book.

False

True/False: God would not be just, righteous, or holy if He wasn't fair and gave Job back more than He had before.

Psalmos

term from which we get the word "Psalms", meaning "a poem to be sung to a stringed instrument"

Boo of Praises or Book of Prayers

two alterative Hebrew names for Psalms

mizmor

Hebrew word meaning "a poem to be sung to a stringed instrument"

Septuagint, Latin Vulgate

two earlier translations of the Bible that used the title "psalms", thus setting the precedent for later translations

Psalter

alternate term for a book of psalms set to music

spiritual nature

the names Book of Praises and Book of Prayers emphasize this nature of the Psalms

musical nature

the title Psalms emphasizes this natural of the book

Holy Spirit

author of Psalms

numbered with verses, considered inspired

how the psalm titles and names are treated in the Hebrew Bible

False

True/False: The headings of psalms are not historically accurate.

90-92, as many as 102

number of psalms attributed to human authors

David

wrote 73 psalms

Asaph

wrote 12 psalms

73

number of psalms David wrote

11

number of psalms the sons of Korah wrote

12

number of psalms Asaph wrote

Sons of Korah

wrote 11 psalms