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BP Unit 2 Study Guide: Monotheism, Psalms, and Literature Types - Prof. Jeffery Leonard, Study notes of World Religions

This study guide provides an in-depth exploration of various religious beliefs, including polytheism, henotheism, and monotheism. It also delves into different types of scripture and their functions, such as referential, conative, and emotive literature. Additionally, it covers the concept of praise and lament, as well as various forms of divination and sign-acts. The guide includes exercises for classifying psalms based on their orientation and development techniques.

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BP Unit 2 Study Guide Test: Tuesday April 10, 2012
Identify
Polytheism: the belief in multiple gods
Henotheism: though multiple gods may exist, their is only one God for us.
Monotheism: the belief that there is only one God.
Referential literature: scripture that is meant only meant to convey facts
Conative literature: scripture that states facts but is also meant to convince you of
something. (ex: should Israel have a king?)
Emotive literature: scripture that is meant to make the reader feel something.
Descriptive praise: praising the Lord for who he is
Declarative praise: praising the Lord for what he does
Lament of confession: grieving/repentance for something that you've done wrong.
Lament of complaint: grieving/complaining for something that God has done wrong.
Acrostic: a series of verses that have a pattern starting with the same letter. (Psalm
119)
Divination: "to 'divine' the future"
Astrology: Observing the heaven's for oddities drawing conclusions based on what they
thought it meant. (modern ex: horoscopes) (ancient ex: the north star guiding
shepherds/wise men to baby Jesus)
Oneiromancy: interpreting dreams to understand the subconscious and the future.
Cleromancy: manipulation of small objects (dice, bones, stones, lots…) to tell the future/
reveal the will of God. (essentially gambling).
Necromancy: consulting the dead, assumption that dead people have access to
knowledge that the living don't (1 Samuel 28)
Omens: when something unusual happens and is connected with something else.
Extispicy: sacrificing a sheep so you can examine its intestines to predict the future.
Sign-acts: object lesson, where you do something to illustrate something else that has
happen or will happen (Isaiah 20- walks around naked for 3 years, Ezekiel 4- lays on
side to represent israel wandering)
Explain
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BP Unit 2 Study Guide Test: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Identify Polytheism: the belief in multiple gods Henotheism: though multiple gods may exist, their is only one God for us. Monotheism: the belief that there is only one God. Referential literature: scripture that is meant only meant to convey facts Conative literature: scripture that states facts but is also meant to convince you of something. (ex: should Israel have a king?) Emotive literature: scripture that is meant to make the reader feel something. Descriptive praise: praising the Lord for who he is Declarative praise: praising the Lord for what he does Lament of confession: grieving/repentance for something that you've done wrong. Lament of complaint: grieving/complaining for something that God has done wrong. Acrostic: a series of verses that have a pattern starting with the same letter. (Psalm

Divination: "to 'divine' the future" Astrology: Observing the heaven's for oddities drawing conclusions based on what they thought it meant. (modern ex: horoscopes) (ancient ex: the north star guiding shepherds/wise men to baby Jesus) Oneiromancy: interpreting dreams to understand the subconscious and the future. Cleromancy: manipulation of small objects (dice, bones, stones, lots…) to tell the future/ reveal the will of God. (essentially gambling). Necromancy: consulting the dead, assumption that dead people have access to knowledge that the living don't (1 Samuel 28) Omens: when something unusual happens and is connected with something else. Extispicy: sacrificing a sheep so you can examine its intestines to predict the future. Sign-acts: object lesson, where you do something to illustrate something else that has happen or will happen (Isaiah 20- walks around naked for 3 years, Ezekiel 4- lays on side to represent israel wandering) Explain 1

BP Unit 2 Study Guide Test: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Evidence in the scripture for multiple gods Three stages of development of monotheism The nature of psalmic literature (psalms are… lyric poems, prayers, songs, a book) Characteristics of lyric poetry (listing, acrostic, repetition, contrast, association) Listing: list of all qualifications or benefits Psalm 4: The theological function of the psalms (orientation, disorientation, new orientation) The Deuteronomistic theology of reward and punishment Job's response to Deuteronomistic theology The use of sign-acts by prophets Classify Note: on the test, you will be given portions of the text not the psalm numbers. Classify the following psalms as psalms of orientation, disorientation, or new orientation? Psalms: 1, 8, 13, 30, 79 Classify the following psalms according to the techniques used for development. Psalms: 1, 15, 23, 103, 136 2