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28 Cards in this Set
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Hebrew title for book of Psalms
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Praises
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Classification of Psalms by book division
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Book 1: Ps. 1-41, Personal
Book 2: Ps. 42-72, National Book 3: Ps. 73-89, National Book 4 Ps. 90-106, Liturgical Book 5: Ps. 107-150, Liturgical |
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Classification of Psalms by superscription
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By authorship or historical occasion (Longman, p.38)
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Luther said Psalms was
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"the favorite book of all the saints"
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Calvin said Psalms was
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"an anatomy of all the parts of the soul"
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Classification by Theme, Content or Referent
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Can be understood pre-Gunkel/post-Gunkel (this card needs more info)
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Gunkel's approach to Psalm classification was called the
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"form-critical" approach
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Gunkel's form-critical approach had three emphases:
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1. type
2. setting in life 3. evolution of form |
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Gunkel's form-critical categories:
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1. Laments
2. Songs of Thanksgiving 3. Hymns 4. Wisdom and other diadactic Psalms 5. Other didactic Psalms |
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Lament Psalms contain
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(ACT PV)
Address to God Complaint proper Trust (confession of) Petition Vow of Praise |
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Songs of Thanksgiving Psalms contain
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ARC
Announce intent to give thanks Recounting experience Conclusion (exhortation of praise or saying vow has been kept) |
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In a Song of Thanksgiving, the "R" (Recounting of experience)is like a mini petition, containing
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need
petition deliverence |
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Hymns, as a category of Psalms, contain
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CPR
Call to Worship Praise for God's acts/attributes Recapitulation (why/inference/Alleluia) |
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Royal Psalms
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Make reference to king/wedding/coronation etc.
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Wisdom Psalms
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Have formal structure
Types: 1. didactic intent 2. wisdom motifs |
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Other didactic Psalms
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1. Historical
2. Prophetic Exhortation |
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Weaknesses of form-critical approach
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We may try to cram every last Psalm into our expectations
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Biblical precedent for a form-critical approach?
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I Chron. 16:4
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Longman's conclusion about titles/superscriptions
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They are a non-canonical but reliable early tradition.
1. some earliest versions don't have titles 2. some titles don't fit 3. some titles are in 3rd person even when psalm is in 1st |
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How were the Psalms brought together?
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We have not YET discerned overall structure but recent studies have uncovered more than in the past
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Picturing the Psalter as a __________ helps us understand its unity in diversity
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cathedral
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Arguments against Davidic authorship of Psalm titles (superscriptions) include
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1. Aesthetic - unworthy of David's genius
2. Theological - some points of theology mentioned were inconceivable in David's day 3. Too spiritual for a rough warior like David 4. Inappropriate to Psalm 5. Linguistic issues 6. Textual issues: septuigent continues to add titles |
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Kidner's response to arguments against Davidic authorship of superscriptions
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David recvd germinal idea in circumstance but perhaps wrote more later, adding appropriate titles
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Dr. Long's conclusion regarding Psalm titles:
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"Just don't overlook them!"
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Example of Royal Psalm
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Psalm 2
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We know there are five books/divisions in the Psalms because
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each ends with a doxology
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We know that the Psalter grew over time because
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there is both direct and indirect biblical evidence for ealier collections
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Should the Psalms be interpreted individually or together?
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Both
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