Exam 1 Flashcards by christina crutchfield

A way to remember/ a memorization device, it implies an all inclusiveness in form and content

Reasons for acrostics

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Line

A thought unit usually consisting of two cola

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Inclusion

The same statement/element at the beginning and at the end

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Express gratitude to God for some work of healing or deliverance from trouble in this life

Thanksgiving

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A repeated statement that marks the end of a stophe

Refrain

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The second colon intentionally contrast with the first

Contrasting

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Parallel thought expressed with grammatical correspondence but not always corresponding sound rhyme or rhythm

Parallelism

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The Psalm of Moses is Psalm 90 even though Moses lived before David

Evidence that the Psalms are not in Canonical chronological order

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It may be that the five books of the Psalms were compiled essentially in chronological order

Chronological order of Psalms

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Zoomorphism

Giving animal qualities to God

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Refrain

A repeated statement that marks the end of a strophe

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Difference of confidence

Dwells much more on God character than Thanksgiving or Lament and usually express trust from the start and throughout

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Praise/Hymn

Celebrate God and praise him as creator and redeemer

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Confidence

Faith and trust in God in the face of present trouble

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According to Wisdom Christians go on

Because of living a faithful righteous life is a blessing and brings blessings

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According to lament Christians go on

Because justice will come eventually and God will right all wrongs

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Exaggeration for rhetorical impact

Hyperbole

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3 purposes of Parrallelism

To give the poetry a certain beauty and rhythm, To extend a thought to give time for contemplation, To create a feeling of “emphasis”

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The similar kind of ending found at the end of the five books of the Psalms

Doxology

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Typological (Royal Psalm)

In the sense that they anticipate Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of the promise that David will have an eternal throne

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A thought unit usually consisting of two cola

Line

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Chronological order of Psalms

it may be that the five books of the Psalms were compiled essentially in chronological order

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We should look at the Psalms like the Torah as a book of instruction

Mirroring to the Pentateuch

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Articulating darkness brought relief, a gap in time during the composition of the Psalm, The priest spoke a word of encouragement

Reasons for shifts in tone

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Personification

Giving human characteristics to objects

Lament

Cry out to God in times of trouble

David Reigning- Solomon- Where's Yahweh- Live with faith- Live with obedience

Thought progression of Psalms

A sub-unit of a poetic line

Colon

According to Genre and Thematic progression

Two ways of reading Psalms

According to confidence Chrstisians go on

Because of God's Character

Stanza

a group of closely related strophes

Comparison/using like or as

Metaphor/Simile

Circumstances of Lament

Protection healing forgiveness justice vindication

Circumstances of Lament

Praise/Hymn, Lament, Thanksgiving, Confidence, Royal, Wisdom

Six Types of Psalms

Wisdom

Psalms propel humans towards a healthy "fear of Yahweh" as a motivation toward righteous living

Superscription

ancient though not original titles that describe the Psalm associate it with a particular author and/or give other historical/musical/liturgical information

The second colon essentially restates clarifies or adds only slightly to the first

Corresponding

Psalms that call down curses

Imprecatory

Dwells much more on Gods character than Thanksgiving or Lament and usually express trust from the start and throughout

Difference of confidence

Relationships, health, finances, attitudes, emotions, and spirituality

Categories of belief: Benefits of a righteous life

Giving human characteristics to God

Anthropomorphism

The Second colon follows up on the first with significant new information

Progressive

Synechdoche

Part of something that stands for the whole

Metonymy

One word stands for another word or concept

First reading

gaining historical background in the way we read the OT

Parallelism

Parallel thought expressed with grammatical correspondence but not always corresponding sound rhyme or rhythm

Mirroring to the pentateuch

We should look at the Psalms like the Torah as a book of instruction.

Ancient though not original titles that describe the Psalm associate it with a particular author and/or give other historical/musical/liturgical information

Superscription

Progressive

The second colon follows up on the first with significant new information

Part of something that stands for the whole

Synechdoche

The same statement/element at the beginning and at the end

Inclusion

In the sense that they anticipate that they anticipate Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of the promise that David will have and eternal throne

Typological (Royal Psalm)

To give the poetry a certain beauty and rhythm, To extend a thought to give time for contemplation, To create a feeling of "emphasis

3 purposes of Parrallelism

According to Thanksgiving Christians go on

because of God's actions in the past in our own lives

Celebrate human and divine kingship, sometimes called enthronement

Royal

Reasons for acrostics

A way to remember/ a memorization device, It implies an all inclusiveness in form and content

Poetic Characterizations

Anthropomorphism, Zoomorphism, Personification

One word stands for another word or concept

Metonymy

Reasons for shifts in tone

Articulating darkness brought relief, a gap in time during the composition of the Psalm, The priest spoke a word of encouragement

Categories of belief: Benefits of a righteous life

Relationships, health, finances, attitudes, emotions, and spirituality

Tehillium

"Praises" The title of the book of Psalms in Hebrew

Thanksgiving

express gratitude to God for some work of healing or deliverance from trouble in this life

All is not well Yet

Circumstances of Confidence

Metaphor/Simile

Comparison/using like or as

All is well Again

Circumstances of Thanksgiving

According to praise Christians go on

Because of the actions of God in the distant past

Colon

a sub-unit of a poetic line

Circumstances of confidence

all is not well yet

Psalms asking for forgiveness

Penitential

Imprecatory

Psalms that call down curses

Reaction to the prosperity of the wicked by affirming that the apparent success and bliss of the wicked is only temporary

Wisdom Psalms

Circumstances of Thanksgiving

All is well again

According to Kingship(Royal) Christians go on

Because of God's reign in the present and promises about the future

Six Types of Psalms

Praise/Hymn, Lament, Thanksgiving, Confidence, Royal, Wisdom

Giving animal qualities to God

Zoomorphism

Wisdom Psalms

React to the prosperity of the wicked by affirming that the apparent success and bliss of the wicked is only temporary

Number of Psalms specifically attributed to David

Faith and trust in God in the face of present trouble

Confidence

Items are mentioned, then mentioned again in reverse order

Chaism

Stophe

A line or group of lines that focus on a common thought

Penitential

Psalms asking for forgiveness

Gaining historical background in the way we read the OT

First Reading

"Praises" The title of the book of Psalms in Hebrew

Tehillium

Anthropomorphism

giving human Characteristics to God

Circumstances of Praise

All is well

Circumstances of Praise

Thematic Progression

How an idea changes throughout the five books

Royal

Celebrate human and divine kingship, sometimes called enthronement

A line or group of lines that focus on a common thought

Strophe

Two ways of reading Psalms

Thematic progression and according to genre

Contrasting

The second colon intentionally contrasts with the first

Cry out to God in times of trouble

Lament

Corresponding

The second colon essentially restates clarifies or adds only slightly to the first

How an idea changes throughout the five books

Thematic Progression

Psalms propel humans towards a healthy "fear of Yahweh" as a motivation toward righteous living

Wisdom

Anthropomorphism, Zoomorphism, Personfication

Poetic Characterations

Celebrate God and praise him as creator and redeemer

Praise/Hymn

Doxology

The similar kind of ending found at the end of each of the five books of the Psalms

Giving human characteristics to objects

Personification

Chaism

Items are mentioned, then mentioned again in reverse order

A group of closely related strophes

Stanza

The form of parallelism which some element of the first colon is not mentioned in the second colon but is assumed

Gapping

Evidence that the Psalms are not in Canonical chronological order

The psalms of Moses is Psalm 90 even though Moses lived before David

Thought progression of Psalms

David Reigning- Solomon- Where's Yahweh- Live with faith- Live with obedience

Gapping

The form of parallelism which some element of the first colon is not mentioned in the second colon but is assumed

Hyperbole

Exaggeration for rhetorical impact

Exam 1 Flashcards

Get ready for the Exam on the book of Psalms (107 cards)