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4. INTRODUCTIONOldTestementHistoryOldTestamentHistoryPoetryandWisdom Anatomy of a Poem
• English poetry is based on
rhythm and rhyme.
• Hebrew poetry is based on
Parallelism.

5. INTRODUCTIONOldTestementHistoryOldTestamentHistoryPoetryandWisdom 5 Types of Parallelism
Psalm 3:1O
LORD, how many are my foes! How
many rise up against me!
Synonymous Parallelism

6. INTRODUCTIONOldTestementHistoryOldTestamentHistoryPoetryandWisdom 5 Types of Parallelism
Psalm 1:1-2
Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the
wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and
night.
Synthetic Parallelism

7. INTRODUCTIONOldTestementHistoryOldTestamentHistoryPoetryandWisdom 5 Types of Parallelism
Proverbs 10:1
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Antithetical Parallelism

8. INTRODUCTIONOldTestementHistoryOldTestamentHistoryPoetryandWisdom 5 Types of Parallelism
Psalm 42:1
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.
Emblematic Parallelism

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Psalm 29:1-2
Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones,
ascribe to the LORD glory and
strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due
his name;
worship the LORD in the splendor
of his holiness.
Climactic Parallelism

10. INTRODUCTIONOldTestementHistoryOldTestamentHistoryPoetryandWisdom Three Types of Poetry
• Lyric
• Didactic
• Dramatic

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16. INTRODUCTIONPoetryandWisdomPoetryandWisdom ECCLESIASTES
Wisdom can overcome
Life’s Vanities.
JOB
Seeing God’ s Sovereignty
causes us to Worship.
SONG OF SOLOMON
Wisdom can maintain a
godly marriage.
PSALMS
Worship develops the Fear
of the Lord.
PROVERBS
The Fear of the Lord is the
beginning of Wisdom.

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