Parallelism

Chapter 19, Question 1: What are some of the common characteristics of Hebrew poetry? How much does biblical poetry differ from much of our modern poetry? Meter, parallelism, chiasm, and acrostics, (p. 282 -285)

Chapter 19, Question 2: How would you explain parallelism to someone who had never heard of it? I would use a metaphor. Parallelism is like a mirror between two lines. Synonymous is a normal mirror, antithetic is a mirror that acts as a mask (frame appears as a mask disguising the true reflection), and synthetic is a two sided mirror (you can see further). (Copied)

Chapter 20, Question 4: Describe the points of view of Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. Where did they place the blame for Job’s suffering? What was Job’s response? Eliphaz
How does the book answer the problem of theodicy? Job failed to understand the limits of the retribution theology. The conflict in the book of job maybe illustrated by equilateral triangle, at the top corner of the triangle stands God who turns his face to humans and is accessible to them. At another corner is job, the blameless and upright man. The last corner stands for the doctrine of retribution, held to by all speakers of the book including job. Job provided a biblical answer to the problem of theodicy. God is able to work all things –even evil thing- together for good and those who are faithful to him to the end will benefit from the evil they must suffer. (P.300-301)

Chapter 21, Question 1: Name the major contributors to the Book of Psalms. What makes the book such a unique book in God’s Scripture? It is very difficult to say who were the authors, because there are just so many. Many composers contributed to the collection of songs and poems, David, Asaph, Moses, Solomon and the sons of Korah. Gives us insight into Israelite worship and deals with all aspects of Hebrew life. (p. 304-305)
Chapter 21, Question 2: Identify the various psalm types and describe their general characteristics. What kind of expressions would you expect to find in each type? Try to write a psalm that fits each
Prophets, priests, and kings all experienced anointing. But the one true Messiah would come and restore Israel and establish everlasting salvation. They depict one or more aspects of His coming. (psalms 16) * Imprecator- Call for God's judgment against God's enemies or his people's enemies.(psalms 35and 69) * Lament psalms- they typically contain 3 elements, though these elements do not always come in the same order. 1) They bemoan one condition, 2) the psalmist states his trust in God, 3) the psalmist ends with some kind of praise. (psalms 3) (P. 307-311)
Chapter 23, Question 2 (Ecclesiastes): How did the book get the name Ecclesiastes? What other names does the book have? The term Ecclesiastes has a long history; it came into the English through the Latin and Greek translation of the Old Testament. It translates the Hebrew word Qohelet in 1:1. This Hebrew term occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament except in this book (7 times) and its meaning is uncertain. It appears to refer to one leading an assembly, and therefore “Ecclesiastes” was understood as the leader or speaker for the assembly. (P.