Ecclesiastes
These 3 books are known as the Books of Solomon.
What are Song of Songs, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes?
****Solomon is known as the "traditional" author of these three books.***
This Hebrew word means 'proverb' and 'statement of truth'.
What is mashal משׁל?
Which types of love are expressed in the poetry of the Song of Songs?
What are Agape, and Eros?
What is the meaning of the Hebrew word, satan טןש?
What is...
Adversary, Accuser
This literary device uses human characteristic to describe nonhuman realities.
Personification
What is our shared definition of wisdom?
The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment in the practical affairs of life.
What is the genre of the Book of Proverbs as a whole?
What is an anthology?
*Collection of writings*
What is the Greek word that represents romantic or sensual love?
What is eros?
When do scholars think the Book of Job was written?
Between the 7th and 5th Century BCE.
**Like other books of Wisdom Literature, the ancient Israelites may have already experienced the Babylonian Exile and other traumatic events.**
This Greek word means familial love (love within a family).
What is Storge?
What is the overarching theme of the Book of Ecclesiastes?
Skepticism!
The author of Ecclesiastes believes that life lacks permanence and everything we do is vanity!
Although Solomon is held as the "traditional" author of Proverbs, how do scholars think the book was written?
Multiple sources probably compiled the book and its different writings over centuries. This would have been a gradual process.
What is the Greek word that represents unconditional love, or God's love for humanity?
What is agape?
What are considered to be the Book of Job's two main thematic questions?
What is the meaning of suffering?
Why do bad things happen to “good” people?
What is the name of the group of heavenly beings God meets with in the Book of Job?
"the sons of God"
What is the meaning of the Hebrew word Qoheleth?
What is teacher?
What is the overarching theme of the Book of Proverbs and its purpose?
Practical Wisdom!
The author instructs the reader on how to live a good and righteous life.
In the Song of Songs, a man and a woman dialogue with each other and express their love. According to the Jewish Interpretation of this book, who do the man and the woman represent?
Man = God or YHWH
Woman = People of Israel
What is Theodicy?
A ‘justification of God’ that tries to explain how a perfectly good God could still allow evil in the world.
What are the names of Job's three friends?
Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar
In the Song of Songs, a man and a woman dialogue with each other and express their love. According to the Christian Interpretation of this book, who do the man and the woman represent?
Man = Christ (Jesus)
Woman = The Church
God appears to Job in the form of a storm and presents Job with the complexity of creation. Job humbly accepts God's response and prays on behalf of his 3 friends, since God is angry with them. The story closes with Job receiving twice as much as he had before (children, animals, wealth, etc.).
What is the Hebrew word for wisdom?
chokmah חָכְמָה