Question 1

The book of Lamentations features several acrostic poems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The primary structure of each of the poems of lamentations is

Accepted Answer

A)  synonymous parallelism. 
B)  constructive parallelism. 
C)  acrostic. 
D)  tragic trimeter. 
A)  synonymous parallelism. 
B)  constructive parallelism. 
C)  acrostic. 
D)  tragic trimeter.

Question 3

The books of the Writings were for the most part written or edited before the books of the Pentateuch or the Prophets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Climactic parallelism involves the second line of a verse restating what the first line says in different words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Each poem of Lamentations ends with

Accepted Answer

A)  a bitter complaint about injustice. 
B)  an appeal for vindication. 
C)  a lament about the fall of Jerusalem. 
D)  a statement of penitence for sin. 
A)  a bitter complaint about injustice. 
B)  an appeal for vindication. 
C)  a lament about the fall of Jerusalem. 
D)  a statement of penitence for sin.

Question 6

Psalm 1 and 119 are examples of which kind of Psalm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Praise 
B)  Lament 
C)  Enthronement 
D)  Torah 
A)  Praise 
B)  Lament 
C)  Enthronement 
D)  Torah

Question 7

Later tradition interpreted the Song of Songs as

Accepted Answer

A)  an allegory about YHWH's love for Israel. 
B)  a narrative about Solomon's love for his last wife. 
C)  a celebration of sexual attraction between an unmarried couple. 
D)  the Jewish Kama Sutra. 
A)  an allegory about YHWH's love for Israel. 
B)  a narrative about Solomon's love for his last wife. 
C)  a celebration of sexual attraction between an unmarried couple. 
D)  the Jewish Kama Sutra.

Question 8

The Song of Songs was written as an allegory about divine love.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Many psalms are ascribed to David that most modern scholars no longer think were actually written by David. Why have these scholars come to this conclusion? Why might these psalms have been ascribed to David if they were not actually written by him?

Accepted Answer

Many of these psalms refer to circumstan

The book of Lamentations features several acrostic poems.

The primary structure of each of the poems of lamentations is

The books of the Writings were for the most part written or edited before the books of the Pentateuch or the Prophets.

Climactic parallelism involves the second line of a verse restating what the first line says in different words.

Each poem of Lamentations ends with

Psalm 1 and 119 are examples of which kind of Psalm?

Later tradition interpreted the Song of Songs as

The Song of Songs was written as an allegory about divine love.

Many psalms are ascribed to David that most modern scholars no longer think were actually written by David. Why have these scholars come to this conclusion? Why might these psalms have been ascribed to David if they were not actually written by him?

What Is the Bible

Why Is the Bible so Hard to Understand

The Book of Genesis

Who Wrote the Pentateuch

From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and Leviticus

From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and Deuteronomy

The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and Judges

The Books of Samuel and Kings

The Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and Isaiah

Other Pre-Exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk

The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

Storytellers in Ancient Israel

The Wisdom Literature

Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

The World of Jesus and His Followers

The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of Mark

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

The Historical Jesus

The Life of the Apostle Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Acts of the Apostles

In the Wake of Paul: Deutero-Pauline Epistles

The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

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Exam 13: The Poets of Ancient Israel

The book of Lamentations features several acrostic poems.

The primary structure of each of the poems of lamentations is

The books of the Writings were for the most part written or edited before the books of the Pentateuch or the Prophets.

Climactic parallelism involves the second line of a verse restating what the first line says in different words.

Each poem of Lamentations ends with

Psalm 1 and 119 are examples of which kind of Psalm?

Later tradition interpreted the Song of Songs as

The Song of Songs was written as an allegory about divine love.

Many psalms are ascribed to David that most modern scholars no longer think were actually written by David. Why have these scholars come to this conclusion? Why might these psalms have been ascribed to David if they were not actually written by him?

What Is the Bible

Why Is the Bible so Hard to Understand

The Book of Genesis

Who Wrote the Pentateuch

From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and Leviticus

From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and Deuteronomy

The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and Judges

The Books of Samuel and Kings

The Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and Isaiah

Other Pre-Exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk

The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

Storytellers in Ancient Israel

The Wisdom Literature

Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

The World of Jesus and His Followers

The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of Mark

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

The Historical Jesus

The Life of the Apostle Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Acts of the Apostles

In the Wake of Paul: Deutero-Pauline Epistles

The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

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