Tanakh

Over the past several weeks in class, we have been looking at different psalms, and learning how to interpret what the psalms mean. We’ve explored what the psalms say about God, people, and the relationship between the two. We’ve also explored the different functions contained in the psalms, and identified the expressions of emotions contained in the various psalms. In this week’s reflective paper, I will be reflecting on Psalms 95 and 100. I will discuss the type and genre used in each psalm, the

Conventional wisdom, two words which are defined as “generally a theory or a belief” is one of the themes in this book which is often wrong. According to John Kenneth Galbraith, conventional wisdom is comfortable and simple and not necessarily true. The definition Galbraith gave, surprisingly, seems to be accurate. Many people in this world have their own beliefs and theories which don’t necessarily have to be true. What one beliefs as true may not be considered as the truth in someone else’s life

A proverb (Hebrew marshal) is a short poetic sentence conveying wisdom in a concise and memorable form. (p.259) Solomon the writer of proverbs, was told by God” he could ask for anything he wanted and God would give it to him. Solomon asked for wisdom to lead the people, so they would know the difference between right and wrong.”(1Kings 3:5-9 paraphrased) According to Hindson and Yates “Hebrew wisdom literature taught people not only how to make good choice s in life but how to make godly choices

The Bible, being authored by many writers, contains a number of viewpoints that are similar to the ancient Greek schools of thought in a sense. One such type of viewpoint was the Deuteronomistic view. This retelling and editing of the Bible contains more than a basic retelling and recounts what kinds of symbolism exists within the history. The Deuteronomistic History is a unique account of ancient Israelite history that hinges on key themes to further the meaning the Deuteronomists which to point

MARK 3:1-6: EXEGETICAL OUTLINE Ashley Eerdmans Hermeneutics I April 11, 2014 1. Text Selection: Mark 3:1-6 is the climax event of a group of five distinct controversial narratives. This specific portion is a sabbath healing controversy which is the last of the five opposition narratives. The text begins with a prepositional phrase “Then”, which signifies a new sequence of events. Verse six is considered the endpoint of the unit due to verse seven beginning with a

In The Spirituality of Psalms the author, Walter Brueggeman, a Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological seminary, convincingly makes the claim that faith in the Book of Psalms “is focused on two decisive moves of faith” regarding the faith of Israel (p.9): (1) the move from a season of settled orientation to disorientation, and (2) the move from disorientation to a new orientation (p. 11). Furthermore, the author focuses his claim around three general themes regarding the types of psalms

Genesis the Historical Passage Genesis is the first chapter of the Old Testament. It is the origin of the historical story of creation. Genesis is written to fore tale the story of how God created the heaven and earth. In essence of his creating the heaven and the earth he also created mankind and animals. In the book of (Genesis 1) in the bible begins with the creation and recreation of the heaven and earth also known as the natural world. God created the heaven and earth to show forth his faith

Chapter Three Summary In chapter three, we are enlightened by the story of Elijah and his sudden fear towards Jezebel’s threats of taking his life. We get to dive into the way God deals with Elijah when he arrives at the cave. Here God comes in the form of a whisper, but shows mighty acts by splitting mountains and rocks, earthquake and fire (Allen Jr., 16). However, the text tells us that God was not in any of those elements. Rather, He spoke to Elijah with a whisper asking him why he was there

As there are so many Psalm to be read and study for clarification purposes and understandings for the reader, I have chosen only two, the two that have spoken to me the most, the ones that hit close to home. I believe that all Psalm or as I should say that the Bible in general has been written for all of us on Earth so that we may follow God’s teachings. But, in Psalms it speaks about so much because there are so many composites of writing, poetry, hymns, etc. The two I have chosen are Psalm 19 and

Allen, Clifton J. Esther-Psalms. The Broadman Bible Commentary, vol. 4. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1971. Barnes, Albert. Psalms. Notes on the Old Testament: Explanatory and Practical, vol. 1. Edited by Robert Frew. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1950. Bellinger, W. H. Psalms:Reading and Studying the Book of Praises. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1990. Bisagno, John R. Letters to Timothy: A Handbook for Pastors. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001. Briggs, Charles A. and