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| The two types of wisdom literature are that for the present and that for the past. |
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| . The wisdom literature of Israel was part of a wisdom tradition throughout the ancient Near East. |
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| In one sense, wisdom is in every part of the Bible. |
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| . Wisdom literature was especially intended for those in leadership positions. |
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| The most important theme in biblical wisdom literature is the theme of justice. |
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| For the Jews, the Old Testament is divided into four major sections. |
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| The old King James Version never used to distinguish between prose and poetry in the way it laid out the print. |
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| Poetic parallelism can serve the reader in better understanding a difficult verse. |
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The following is an example of antithetic parallelism in Hebrew poetry: “The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” |
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| Antiochus Epiphanes IV was one of the great leaders of the people of Israel. |
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| Hebrew poetry frequently rhymes. |
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| The individual verses of Proverbs are advice that, if followed, will get us to heaven. |
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| The two major concerns of Ezra and Nehemiah were pure race and pure religion. |
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| The authorship of Proverbs by Solomon has been challenged by many critical scholars. |
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| Wisdom is personified in Old Testament wisdom literature as a woman. |
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| Some of the individual proverbs are quoted in the New Testament. |
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| The key word for Ecclesiastes is vanity. |
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| The purpose of Ecclesiastes is to teach the middle road of moderation. |
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| Most scholars have agreed that Song of Solomon’s interpretation is easy to determine. |
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One of the books in Unit IV teaches that there is a God-shaped vacuum in every person, a vacuum that can only
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| . In the Bible, love is primarily an emotion. |
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| The Bible celebrates love, sex, and marriage because they are gifts of God. |
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| Solomon’s comparison of his beloved’s neck to a tower is really an insult. |
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| The book of Daniel is especially about enjoying the fruits of the Spirit. |
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| . Some Catholic writers have identified the beloved in Song of Solomon with the Virgin Mary. |
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| Through the centuries most scholars have interpreted Song of Solomon literally |
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| Through the centuries most scholars have interpreted Song of Solomon literally |
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| Job’s three friends give him a lot of good advice |
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| Tennyson and Carlyle thought of Job as some of the best poetry ever |
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| We are pretty sure that David wrote Job |
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| Job seems to have believed in the resurrection of the body |
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| Each book in the Psalms ends with a lament |
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| The term Purim refers to lots cast to select the date for the extermination of the Jews. |
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| Hallelujah means “Praise the Lord |
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| When the Old Testament talks about the fear of the Lord, it means being afraid of God. |
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| The Psalms were all intended to be spoken rather than sung |
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| The implication of the opening verse of Ecclesiastes is that Solomon wrote it |
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| The book of Daniel was written in both Aramaic and Hebrew |
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| Esther’s life was never at risk when she approached the king uninvited |
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Jesus was echoing a passage from Daniel when He told the Sanhedrin that the son of man would come on the
clouds of heaven. |
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| This term is used as the title for the third section of the Old Testament |
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| When Will Rogers said, “Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else,” he was speaking a |
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| Apocalyptic literature is essentially a literature of . . |
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| Which book in this Unit is quoted most frequently in the New Testament? |
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| . During which three centuries was apocalyptic literature especially prominent? |
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| Heck’s favorite definition of a proverb: |
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| Why is the book of Esther so popular among Jews? |
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| because it shows a victory of the Jews against overwhelming odd |
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| The earliest origins of the psalms in Israel happened when? |
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| . Should you answer a fool according to his folly? |
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| Proverbs says that we are tested by what |
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