Poetic and Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament
REL 310
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 9 - Song of Songs & Lamentations
Class Notes
Scripture Readings :
- Song of Songs
- Lamentations
Textbook Readings :
- Chapter 40, pages 819 - 834
- Chapter 41, pages 835 - 847
- Chapter 42, pages 849 - 861
- Chapter 43, pages 863 - 873
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
For this week, some of the questions are based on the Notes by Dr. Thomas Constable on the Song of Songs
- According to the textbook, what was the most common method of interpreting the Song of Songs.
- What is an allegory (you may have to consult and encyclopedia). Give an example of an allegory
- According to the textbook, what three allegories did Jews see in the Song of Songs
- What advice did St. Jerome give for a young girl's sequence of Bible study
- According to the textbook, What were the three reasons why the method of interpretation of the Song of Songs began to change in the twentieth century.
- According to the textbook, what is the aim of the Song of Songs
- According to Dr. Constable's Notes, what does the title of the Song of Songs mean
- From the Song of Songs, chapter 1, choose a verse which is spoken by the girl, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From the Song of Songs, chapter 2, choose a verse which is spoken by the girl, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From the Song of Songs, chapter 3, choose a verse which describes Solomon, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From the Song of Songs, chapter 4, choose a verse which is spoken by the bridegroom, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From the Song of Songs, chapter 5, choose a verse which is spoken by the girl, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From the Song of Songs, chapter 6, choose a verse which is spoken by the chorus, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From the Song of Songs, chapter 7, choose a verse which is spoken by the bridegroom, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From the Song of Songs, chapter 8, choose a verse which is spoken by the girl, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From Lamentations, chapter 1, choose a verse which describes Jerusalem, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From Lamentations, chapter 2, choose a verse which describes the wrath of God, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From Lamentations, chapter 3, choose a verse which gives reason for hope, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From Lamentations, chapter 4, choose a verse which describes the horrors of the siege of Jerusalem, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
- From Lamentations, chapter 5, choose a verse which describes conditions after the Fall of Jerusalem, and write it out so as to show any parallelism or other poetical features
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