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Characteristics and Classifications of Hebrew Poetry and Wisdom Literature, Quizzes of Christianity

Definitions and terms related to the study of hebrew poetry and wisdom literature. Topics include the four common characteristics of hebrew poetry (meter, parallelism, chiasm, and acrostics), the five poetical books (job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of songs), the concept of retribution theology, the definition of theodicy, the seven classifications of psalms, the divisions of the book of psalms, the two types of wisdom literature, and the definition of a proverb. The main speaker in the book of ecclesiastes is identified as qoheleth.

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TERM 1
1. Name the four common characteristics of
Hebrew Poetry. Pg 282
DEFINITION 1
Meter, Parallelism, Chiasm, and Acrostics
TERM 2
Name the five Poetical Books. Pg 282
DEFINITION 2
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.
TERM 3
"Define Retribution Theology. Pg 488
"
DEFINITION 3
"Obedience to Gods commands brings blessing while
disobedience brings failu
TERM 4
"Define theodicy. Pg 294 "
DEFINITION 4
The attempt to justify Gods ways in the world. "If God is both
all powerful and all loving, as the Bible everywhere claims,
Ex: Job and his friends
TERM 5
"Identify the seven classifications of Psalms?
Pg 307 "
DEFINITION 5
1. Hymns 2. Penitential Psalms 3. Wisdom Psalms 4. Royal
Psalms 5. Messianic Psalms 6. Imprecatory Psalms 7. Lament
Psalms
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TERM 1

1. Name the four common characteristics of

Hebrew Poetry. Pg 282

DEFINITION 1 Meter, Parallelism, Chiasm, and Acrostics TERM 2

Name the five Poetical Books. Pg 282

DEFINITION 2 Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. TERM 3

"Define Retribution Theology. Pg 488

DEFINITION 3 "Obedience to Gods commands brings blessing while disobedience brings failu TERM 4

"Define theodicy. Pg 294 "

DEFINITION 4 The attempt to justify Gods ways in the world. "If God is both all powerful and all loving, as the Bible everywhere claims, Ex: Job and his friends TERM 5

"Identify the seven classifications of Psalms?

Pg 307 "

DEFINITION 5

  1. Hymns 2. Penitential Psalms 3. Wisdom Psalms 4. Royal Psalms 5. Messianic Psalms 6. Imprecatory Psalms 7. Lament Psalms

TERM 6

"Know how many divisions of Psalms there

are?Pg 306 "

DEFINITION 6 The book of Psalms is divided into 5 books. Chp1-41/42- 72/73-89/90-106/and 107-150. TERM 7

"Name the two types of Wisdom Literature

and give examples? Pg 290-292 "

DEFINITION 7

  1. Ancient Near Eastern Wisdom Literature-"A few examples have come from Mesopotamia, but most are from Egyptian Liter "2. Old Testament Wisdom Literature-Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, " "also Psalms 1, 37, 49, 73. Song of Songs is similar to Wisdom Literature" TERM 8

"Know what a proverb is and is not? Pg 314 "

DEFINITION 8 What a proverb is not- Proverbs are not promises: Proverb 22:6 is not a guarantee that Christians w Proverbs are not commands. "3. A proverb is a succinct and persuasive saying proven true by experience. TERM 9

"Who is Qohelet? pg 330 "

DEFINITION 9 "/??kli?zi?sti?z/; literally ""Book of the Teacher""; Hebrew: ?????????, Q "The main speaker in the book, identified by the name or title Qoheleth (usu The author of the Book of Ecclesiastes is anonymous. Pg 333 TERM 10

"Understand the theme of the Song of Songs.

Pg 330-333 "

DEFINITION 10 Song of Songs is a song about the sexual love of a husband and wife. Song of Songs means best of all songs.