The Writings Exam #5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Two OT words for meditation | Hagah and Siah |
| Hagah | to murmur |
| Siah | to muse, meditate |
| Jesus quotes 2 Psalms | 22 and 31 |
| Objects of Meditation | Torah, God's words, God's works, God's unfailing love, God himself |
| Reflective meditation | internal dialogue |
| Commemorative Meditation | Feasts, festivals, Lord's supper |
| Instructional Meditation | renewing our minds |
| Worshipful Meditation | enjoyment |
| Definition of Meditation | a prolonged and intentional reflection on God, HIs words, and His works |
| Hebrew word for Psalms and what it means | tehillim: praises |
| Greek word for Psalms and what it means | psalmoi: songs |
| Authors of Psalms | David, Moses, Solomon, Asaph, Sons of Korah, and anonymous |
| Psalms deals with all aspects of | life |
| In Psalms, ending sections are marked by | doxologies |
| Lament Psalms in books | 1-3 |
| Praise Psalms in books | 4-5 |
| Synonymous Parallelism | repetition of similar thought |
| Antithetic Parallelism | Two contrasting lines (but) |
| Synthetic Parallelism | second line builds on the first line in some other way |
| Chiasm comes from the Greek letter | X (chi) |
| Literary devices used in Psalms | Psalm titles and acrostics |
| Hymns | praise and thanksgiving |
| Penitential Psalms | confession of sin |
| Wisdom Psalms | general observations on life |
| Royal Psalms | speak of the king |
| Messianic Psalms | foreshadow Messiah |
| Imprecatory psalms | call for God to judge enemies |
| Lament Psalms | call on God's name |
| Types of wisdom literature | proverb, numerical sayings, allegory, autobiography, poems, father-son approach, and personification |
| Wisdom Literature appeals to our | common sense |
| Wisdom Literature has no appeal | to Israelite history |
| Wisdom Literature focuses mostly on | interpersonal relationships |
| Job is from | Land of Uz |
| Author of Job | unknown |
| when was Job written | somewhere between Abraham and exile |
| Themes of Job | Job's affliction, Job's vindication, God's ultimate vindication, God reproves Job, God doesn't need us nor does he answer to us |
| Job's three friends | Eiphaz, Bildad, and Zophar |
| Applications from Job: we don't always understand | God's ways |
| Applications from Job: The... road and the... road | who and why |
| An ancient book of timeless advice | Proverbs |
| Proverbs encapsulizes a | timeless idea |
| Cycles of Job follow pattern | 3 friends speak followed by Job's response |
| Job dies when he's | 140 |
| Proverbs is didactic: | intended to teach us about life |
| Main author of Proverbs | Solomon |
| 2 major sections of Proverbs | 1-9 and 10-22 |
| Important themes from Proverbs | We must deal with sin, fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and a wife is the making or breaking of her husband |
| Setting of Ruth | Judges period |
| Naomi sends Ruth and Orpah home after what occurrence? | After the death of thier husbands |
| Who did Ruth find favor with | Boaz, Naomi's relative |
| Boaz and Ruth have a son... who has a son... who has a son... | Obed, Jesse, David |
| Best of Songs | Song of Solomon |
| 2 Party view of SOS | Solomon and Bride, God and Israel, Christ and Church |
| 3 Party view of SOS | shepherd boy, shepherd girl, Solomon |
| SOS has what kind of ending | Happy Ending |
| Author of Ecclesiastes | Solomon |
| Themes from Ecclesiastes | All man-centered philosophies are worthless and only following God gives life meaning |
| Enjoy life, you can't take it to | sheol |
| Author of Lamentations | Jeremiah |
| Applications from Lamentations | Sin has consequences, fellowship with God may be broken, our hope is in God, and God's faithfulness is great |
| Author of Esther | unknown |
| Setting of Esther | Persian court, reign of Xerxes |
| What does Esther ask the Jews to do before she confronts the king | pray and fast |
| What book has the establishment of the Festival of Purim | Esther |
| What can we learn from Esther | God preserves his people |
| Who interprets dreams after receiving knowledge from God | Daniel |
| Chapters 1-6 of Daniel | stories about Daniel and his 3 friends |
| Chapters 7-12 of Daniel | Visions Daniel has about the future |
| Languages in Daniel | Hebrew and Aramaic |
| Which king saw the writing on the wall | Belshazzar |
| Important lesson from Daniel | Be faithful in the little things |
| Author of Ezra | Ezra |
| Ezra was a | priest and scribe |
| Setting of Ezra | End of Babylon and beginning of Persian rule |
| Themes from Ezra | return form Babylon, rebuilding of Jerusalem, and reform of Ezra |
| Who decreed people could return to Jerusalem | Cyrus |
| Applications from Ezra | God's causes can bring opposition, we are to be separate people, and God can use anyone |
| Author of Nehemiah | Nehemiah (some say Ezra) |
| Themes of Nehemiah | Rebuilding Jerusalem's walls and Religious reforms |
| Nehemiah is a what for the king | cupbearer |
| Wall is finished in how many days | 52 |
| Applications from Nehemiah | Keep God's word before your people, we are to be a separate people, and we have received the grace of God |
| Focus of the book of Chronicles | God's work through David's line |
| In Chronicles, focus is on what nation instead of other nation | Judah, not Israel |
| Concluding thoughts of Chronicles | God's people are at the end of the exile, God begins again, and God's kingdom goes on |
| How many Dead Sea Scrolls are there | 800 |
| Where did they find the DSS | in 11 caves on the NW side of the Dead Sea |
| Why were the DSS hidden | to protect them from the Romans |
| The Essenes, the DSS, and Qumran are | one and the same |
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