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the most frequently quoted OT book in the NT
what is the Hebrew title of Ecclesiastes?
contains 5 books like the five books of Moses- the Pentateuch or the Torah
Psalms is wrote by many authors, but who wrote the most?
the skill of choosing the right course of action, the right way of living
quotations and allusions to the Psalms are found in every NT book except for...
a collection of 150 poems that express a wide range of human emotions
held a festival where they read and taught the torah for 7 days to celebrate the ancient fest of tabernacles. also consists of a confession of sins, covenant renewal, vow to follow torah, and ends with great celebration
the "Wisdom Literature" in the OT and wisdom is a key word in the book
included more stories that aren't shown in book of Samuel bc he's trying to portray David as the messianic king
the one who has a store of wisdom gained from experience and who knew which manner of behaving was appropriate to each situation
represent the history of Israel from the united monarchy under David to the return from exile
stems from the wisdom of god, showing that his timing is always perfect as long as we believe in his power
what is the largest category of the Psalms?
god's message to both jeremiah and ezekiel were similar. They were to tell people of jerusalem that if they continued to break their covenant with god, their city would be destroyed. in both cases, the prophets witness people idolizing false gods and ignoring the warnings of the siege.
Judith: brave enough to act on her fatith and took down assyrian army general by praying and fastingEsther: saved jews after marrying king and stopped haman from condemning mordecai and jews to death
iraelite official serving persian government who also helped rebuild walls of temple
talks about kings who disobeyed God and His powers, each king was taken to babylon. connection to exile because the unfaithful jews were taken by babylonian empire after they continued to break god's covenant
because haman cast the pur, or lot, for time of their defeat and destruction
intermediary person who relays messages between god and his people