Poetic and Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament
REL 310
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 6 - Psalms 84 - 119
Class Notes
Scripture Readings :
- Psalms 84 - 119
- 2 Samuel 6:12-19
- 1 Chronicles 16:1-36
- Exodus 14:10-14
- Exodus 15:22 - 16:8; 17:1-7
- Exodus, chapter 32
- Numbers, chapters 13 & 14
- Numbers 16:1 - 17:11
- Numbers 20:1-13 & 21:4-9
- Numbers 25:1-9
- Judges 1:27 - 2:5 & 2:11-19
Textbook Readings :
- Chapter 17, pages 353 - 365
- Chapter 18, pages 367 - 391
- Chapter 19, pages 393 - 419
InterNet Resources :
This Week's Assignment : Twenty Questions
As your answers will be taken mainly from the Bible and the textbook, you do not need to check with Turnitin
- According to the textbook, which is the saddest Psalm in the Psalter? Write out a verse from this Psalm to illustrate its despair.
- According to the textbook, what is the theme of Psalm 89 (two attributes of God). Write out a section of the Psalm to illustrate this theme
- Which Psalms constitute Section 4 of the Psalter? According to the textbook, what is this section sometimes called, and why? Write out a verse from one of these Psalms to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook, which is the oldest Psalm in the Psalter? Who wrote it, and when was it written? Write out a verse from this Psalm to illustrate its setting
- According to the textbook, what is the probably historical setting and authorship of Psalm 91. Write out a verse from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook, what is the central thought of Psalm 92? Write out a verse from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook, which are the seven "theocratic" psalms, what is their theme, and what do they celebrate? Illustrate your answer by writing out a verse from the first Psalm of this group
- According to the textbook, what is a parallel passage for the material of Psalm 96, and what was the occasion? Write out a verse from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook, upon which two aspects of the heavenly King do Psalms 97-100 focus? Write out a verse from each of Psalms 97-99 to illustrate your answer
- Write out Psalm 100 in full, in a format which shows its poetic structure, indicating parallelisms. When might you apply this Psalm to your own life?
- According to the textbook, which is the most beautiful ode to creation which has ever been written. Write out a verse from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook : in Psalm 105, what four reasons or occasions for praise are given to the Israelites? Write out verses from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook : in Psalm 106, what were eight occasions when the Israelites sinned against God? (The eighth is not numbered, but follows the seventh) What does the psalmist urge us to do when we sin? Write out verses from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook, what is the probable historical setting for Psalm 107. Write out a verse from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook, how, why, and when was Psalm 108 composed? What is the main thought of Psalm 108? Write out a verse from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook, what was the original historical setting of Psalm 109? Write out a verse from Psalm 109 to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook, which Psalms probably constituted the "hymn" which Jesus and the disciples sang after the Last Supper? What is this group of Psalms called. Write out a verse from these Psalms to illustrate your answer
- Write out Psalm 117 in full, in a format to show the poetic structure; indicate parallelisms
- According to the textbook, to which class of Psalms does Psalm 118 belong? Write out a verse from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
- According to the textbook, what is the form of Psalm 119, and what is its theme? Write out at least five verses (not necessarily contiguous) from this Psalm to illustrate your answer
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