16. Apostrophes ...
Just note that for plurals ...
FIRST you make the word plural, THEN possessive
(1) plural
child = children
god = gods
(2) possessive (add ‘s)
children’s
gods’s = gods’
20. But the divisions are
not so absolute ...
The Writings
(1) some psalms are wisdom psalms
(2) some parts of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are
written in poetry
(3) Song of Songs could be “lyric wisdom”
(4) some parts of other books have these genre
eg. Miriam’s song (Ex 15)
21. What is it about
poetry and wisdom
that is special?
22. What is it about
poetry and wisdom
that is special?
23. What is it about
poetry and wisdom
that is special?
The Writings
They give us insight into life ...
... into the feelings and experiences of others
... into their response to the Law or events
... record their failure, struggles, despair
and also celebrations, praise and success
24. POETRY
Psalms
Song of Songs (Solomon) The Writings
Lamentations
+
In narratives eg. Ex 15, Judges 5
and Prophets eg Amos
25. POETRY
(1) Rhythm (in Hebrew)
(2) Parallelism (eg. Ps 8.3-4, 29.1) The Writings
(3) Poetic Forms
such as Chiasm (A B C B A) Isaiah 6.10
or Acrostic (Ps 119)
(4) Imagery such as similes and metaphors (eg.
Ps 19.5 or Job 38.8-11
26. POETRY - Psalms
(1) Different Types of Psalms
eg Lament, Praise, Wisdom, The Writings
Royal, Thanksgiving ...
(2) Different Authors
eg. David, Sons of Korah, Asaph, Moses ...
27. POETRY - Psalms
(3) Different Contexts The Writings
eg. events in David’s life, worship of the people
(eg psalms of ascent)
(4) Musical Information
eg. instruments or tunes or the term “selah” (?)
29. WISDOM
Proverbs, Job
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach The Writings
+
In narratives eg. Judges 14.12ff,
1 Samuel 24.13,2 Samuel 12,
and Psalms eg. 1
