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Exam 2 Study Guide - History of Christianity |, Exams of Christianity

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OT History and Literature
Section Exam II
Study Guide
This material covers chapters 21-28.
Be able to:
1. Name the four common characteristics of Hebrew Poetry.
Meter, Parallelism, Chiasm, and Acrostics
2. Name the five Poetical Books.
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.
3. Define “Retribution Theology.”
5. List the seven classifications of Psalms.
1. Hymns 2. Penitential Psalms 3. Wisdom Psalms 4. Royal Psalms
5. Messianic Psalms 6. Imprecatory Psalms 7. Lament Psalms
6. Know how many divisions of Pslams there are.
The book of Psalms is divided into 5 books.
7. Name the two types of Wisdom Literature and give examples.
1. Ancient Near Eastern Wisdom Literature-
A few examples have come from Mesopotamia, but most are from
Egyptian Literature. (Egyptian Instructional Wisdom and Mesopotamian
Discoursive Wisdom)
2. Old Testament Wisdom Literature-Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
also Psalms 1, 37, 49, 73. Song of Songs is similar to Wisdom Literature
9. Who is Qohelet?
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OT History and Literature

Section Exam II

Study Guide

This material covers chapters 21-28. Be able to:

  1. Name the four common characteristics of Hebrew Poetry.

Meter, Parallelism, Chiasm, and Acrostics

  1. Name the five Poetical Books.

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

  1. Define “Retribution Theology.”
  2. List the seven classifications of Psalms.

1. Hymns 2. Penitential Psalms 3. Wisdom Psalms 4. Royal Psalms

5. Messianic Psalms 6. Imprecatory Psalms 7. Lament Psalms

  1. Know how many divisions of Pslams there are.

The book of Psalms is divided into 5 books.

  1. Name the two types of Wisdom Literature and give examples.

1. Ancient Near Eastern Wisdom Literature-

A few examples have come from Mesopotamia, but most are from

Egyptian Literature. (Egyptian Instructional Wisdom and Mesopotamian

Discoursive Wisdom)

2. Old Testament Wisdom Literature-Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,

also Psalms 1, 37, 49, 73. Song of Songs is similar to Wisdom Literature

  1. Who is Qohelet?

The Book of Ecclesiastes ( /ɨˌkliːziˈæstiːz/; literally "Book of the

Teacher"; Hebrew: קֹהֶלֶת, Qoheleth), commonly referred to simply as

Ecclesiastes (abbreviated "Ecc."), is a book of the Hebrew Bible. The

English name derives from the Greek translation of the Hebrew title.

The main speaker in the book, identified by the name or title Qoheleth

(usually translated as "teacher" or "preacher"), introduces himself as

"son of David, king in Jerusalem."

The author of the Book of Ecclesiastes is anonymous. Pg 333

  1. Identify the following dates: 740 B.C. 740 B.C., Yahweh appeared to Isaiah and commissioned 721 B.C. Samaria’s fall, date prior to 721 B.C 612 B.C. Assyria was defeated in 612 B.C. by Nabopolassar of Babylon. 609 B.C. Fall of Assyria 586 B.C. Fall of Jerusalem Babylonian Captivity 539 B.C. 539 B.C. Babylon fell to Cyrus, king of Persia.
  2. List the non-literary prophets.

The Old Testament mentions many prophets whom God called to

prophesy, but who never wrote down their messages. We know

about their ministries only through the accounts of them in the OT

historical books. We call these prophets “non-literary prophets.”

  1. What are seven common themes of the prophets?
    1. Covenant obligations: live right with God and others o A call to return to God and His Word o A call to personal holiness and righteousness o A call to be at peace with one another: shalom “completeness or wholeness”
    2. “The Day of the Lord”: referring to a time of immediate judgment or eschatological judgment in the future Three aspects: o God’s judgment on unbelievers o The cleansing and purging of God’s people o The salvation of God’s people

1. Some identify the servant with the prophet Isaiah

2. Second, some scholars suggest the servant represents Israel.

3. Third, some interpreters argue that the servant represents Jesus Christ

  1. Which prophet was told by God to go to a “potters’ house”? Jeremiah
  2. Which prophet saw the LORD in the Temple? Amos
  3. Which prophet delivered the great “Temple Sermon” in 609 B.C.? Jeremiah