INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION LECTURE 13 MARITIME CHRISTIAN

INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION LECTURE 13 MARITIME CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SCOTT JACOBSEN, INSTRUCTOR

TODAY’S AGENDA Today we will look at Hebrew Poetry and the Psalms, and see some unique features of Hebrew poetry.

WHAT IS A PSALM? Hebrew, Mizmor, from √ zmr, “to play an instrument” Greek, Psalmos, “to sing praise, to pluck an instrument”

WHERE ARE PSALMS? • Book of Psalms • 1 Samuel 2: 1 -11 (compare Luke 1: 46 -55!) • Isaiah 12 • Others: Gn 4: 23, 24; Ex 15: 1– 18; Jgs 5: 1– 31; Nm 21: 27– 30; Nm 21: 17, 18; Gn 49: 1– 27; Dt 33: 1– 29; Nm 23: 7– 10; 23: 18– 24; 24: 3– 9; 24: 15– 25; 2 Sm 1: 19– 27; Prv 6: 6– 11; Prv 23: 29– 35.

NEW TESTAMENT PSALMS The early church relied upon the Old Testament Psalms But see also Luke 1: 68 -69; 2: 29 -32

ENGLISH POETRY EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON, EROS TURANNOS HTTP: //WWW. POEMHUNTER. COM/POEM/EROS-TURANNOS/ Between a blurred sagacity That once had power to sound him, And Love, that will not let him be A The Judas that she found him, Her pride assuages her almost As if it were alone the cost-- C He sees that he will not be lost, And waits, and looks around him. A B B C C B

HEBREW POETRY https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=tkn. PYGGr Qq 8

HEBREW POETRY Ashira l'Adonai ki gaoh gaah Mi khamokha ba'elim Adonai Mi khamokha ne'dar baqodesh Nah'ita veh'asdekha 'am-zu ga-alta Ashira, Ashira גאה כי־גאה ליהוה אשירה 1 גאה כי־גאה ליהוה שירה יהוה באלם מי־כמכה 11 בקדש נאדר כמכה מי גאלת עם־זו בחסדך נחית 13 גאלת עם־זו בחסדך נחית

SING ALONG! A-shi-ra La-do-nai ki ga-oh ga-ah (I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously) Mi-kha-mo-kha ba-elim A-do-nai (Who is like You, oh Lord, among the celestial) Mi-kha-mo-kha ne-dar- ba-ko-desh (Who is like You, majestic in� holiness) Na-hi-tah ve-has-de-kha am-zu ga-al-ta (In Your love, You lead the people You redeemed) A-shi-ra, a-shi-ra (I will sing, I will sing)

TYPES OF POETRY 1. Couplet of two or more parallel lines: Units of three (Ps 1: 1; 5: 11; 45: 1, 2), four (Ps 1: 3; 55: 21; Proverbs 27: 15, 16), five (Ps 6: 6, 7; Prv 24: 23– 25), six (Ps 99: 1– 3; Provebs 30: 21– 23), 2. Rhyme is rare Jeremiah 9: 18– 20; Lam 1– 4) 3. Rhythm 4. Parallelism

1. SYNONYMOUS PARALLELISM Synonymous Psalm 2: 4; 19: 1; 36: 1, 2; 103: 11, 12; Prv 3: 13– 18 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.

2. ANTITHETIC PARALLELISM Ps 1: 6; 19: 8, 9; Provebs 10: 1– 4, 16, 18; 13: 9 1 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. 2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. 3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. 4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

3. SYNTHETIC PARALLELISM Psalm 1: 1; 3: 5, 6; 18: 8– 10; Proverbs 26: 3 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,

ACROSTIC • See Psalm 119—each section has eight similar lines. • See psalm 25—each verse is sequential following the alphabet • See also Psalms 9, 10, 34, 37, 111, 112, and 145. Lamentations 3; Proverbs 31: 10 -31

REFRAIN • See Psalm 136

WORKSHEET FOUR Choose from among the Minor Prophets You may expand your research by using a Bible Commentary. Cite your sources, and be prepared to comment on the assumptions of the commentary.