What is the theme and purpose of the Book of Job? To help us understand suffering, especially undeserved suffering. Who wrote the Book of Job? Unknown. The book does not name it’s author. Possible candidates are Job himself, Elihu, Moses or Solomon. What is the theme and purpose of the Book of Psalms. Prayer and Worship; how we relate to God. Who was the author of the largest number (at least 73) of the 150 Psalms? King David. What is the meaning of the and from where does it come? word “Psalm” The Hebrew name for the book is Tehillim, or The Greek “Praises.” translation, psalmoi, means “instrumental music.” Who is believed to be the author of the oldest Psalm, and about when was it written? Moses, around 1450 BC. What is believed to be the newest Psalm, and about when was it written? Psalm 137 was apparently written during the Babylonian Captivity, around 586-538 BC. How many or sub-books are there in the Psalms, and how discreet “sections” are they divided? The Book of Psalms is a divided into Five Sections, with the closing of each marked by a doxology: What are some of the different types of Psalms? Hymns songs of praise for God and his work in creation. – Communal Laments in which the nation laments some common – disaster. Royal Psalms dealing with the king and events in his life. – Individual Laments lamenting events in the life of an individual. – Individual Thanksgiving Psalms in which an individual gives thanks – for blessings. Wisdom Psalms similar to Proverbs. – Psalms of Remembrance recollecting past events, especially – God’s great work on behalf of the Israelites. Judgment Psalms visiting curses on enemies. –
What is the theme and purpose of the Book of Job? To help us understand suffering, especially undeserved suffering. Who wrote the Book of Job? Unknown. The book does not name it’s author. Possible candidates are Job himself, Elihu, Moses or Solomon. What is the theme and purpose of the Book of Psalms. Prayer and Worship; how we relate to God. Who was the author of the largest number (at least 73) of the 150 Psalms? King David. What is the meaning of the word “Psalm” and from where does it come? The Hebrew name for the book is Tehillim, or “Praises.” The Greek translation, psalmoi, means “instrumental music.” Who is believed to be the author of the oldest Psalm, and about when was it written? Moses, around 1450 BC. What is believed to be the newest Psalm, and about when was it written? Psalm 137 was apparently written during the Babylonian Captivity, around 586-538 BC. How many discreet “sections” or sub-books are there in the Psalms, and how are they divided? The Book of Psalms is a divided into Five Sections, with the closing of each marked by a doxology: What are some of the different types of Psalms? Hymns – songs of praise for God and his work in creation. Communal Laments – in which the nation laments some common disaster. Royal Psalms – dealing with the king and events in his life. Individual Laments – lamenting events in the life of an individual. Individual Thanksgiving Psalms – in which an individual gives thanks for blessings. Wisdom Psalms – similar to Proverbs. Psalms of Remembrance – recollecting past events, especially God’s great work on behalf of the Israelites. Judgment Psalms – visiting curses on enemies.
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