1. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation Lecture 16
Maritime Christian College
Scott Jacobsen, Instructor

2. Happy Birthday, Jon!

3. Agenda Wisdom literature: the Psalms Vocabulary review
Introduction to Worksheet 5

4. Wisdom Literature
Psalms

5. Genre of Psalms
Hymns: Ps. 104; Ps. 105; Ps. 103; Ps. 103:1; Ps. 103:2; Ps. 103:3–19; Ps. 103:20–22; Ps. 8; Ps. 19; Ps. 29; Ps. 33; Ps. 65; Ps. 67; Ps. 68; Ps. 93; Ps. 96; Ps. 98; Ps. 100; Ps. 111; Ps. 113; Ps. 114; Ps. 117; Ps. 135; Ps. 145; Ps. 146; Ps. 147; Ps. 148; Ps. 149; Ps. 150
Laments: Ps. 44; Ps. 88; Ps. 6; Ps. 6:1–7; Ps. 6:8; Ps. 6:9; Ps. 3; Ps. 5; Ps. 7; Ps. 13; Ps. 17; Ps. 22; Ps. 25; Ps. 26; Ps. 27; Ps. 28; Ps. 38; Ps. 39; Ps. 42; Ps. 43; Ps. 51; Ps. 54; Ps. 55; Ps. 56; Ps. 57; Ps. 59; Ps. 61; Ps. 63; Ps. 64; Ps. 69; Ps. 70; Ps. 71; Ps. 74; Ps. 79; Ps. 80; Ps. 83; Ps. 86; Ps. 89; Ps. 102; Ps. 109; Ps. 120; Ps. 130; Ps. 140; Ps. 141; Ps. 142; Ps. 143
Thanksgiving: Ps. 116; Ps. 116:1–3; Ps. 116:3–11; Ps. 116:12–19; Ps. 18; Ps. 30; Ps. 34; Ps. 40; Ps. 41; Ps. 66; Ps. 92; Ps. 118; Ps. 124; Ps. 138
Confidence or Trust: Ps. 16; Ps. 23; Ps. 27; Ps. 62; Ps. 73; Ps. 91; Ps. 115; Ps. 121; Ps. 125; Ps. 131
Kingship: Ps. 47; Ps. 45; Ps. 24; Ps. 29; Ps. 48; Ps. 93; Ps. 95; Ps. 96; Ps. 97; Ps. 98; Ps. 99; Ps. 145; Ps. 2; Ps. 20; Ps. 21; Ps. 61; Ps. 63; Ps. 72
Wisdom: Ps. 1; Ps. 19; Ps. 32; Ps. 34; Ps. 37; Ps. 49; Ps. 73; Ps. 112; Ps. 119; Ps. 128

6. Five Books of Psalms I. BOOK I, PSALMS 1–41 II. BOOK II, PSALMS 42–72
III BOOK III, PSALMS 73–89
IV BOOK IV, PSALMS 90–106
V BOOK V, PSALMS 107–150

7. Doxology
Psalm 1–41;
42–72;
73–89;
90–106;
107–150

8. Authorship
David: 1 Sam. 16:14–23; 2 Sam. 1:17–27; 2 Sam. 22; 2 Sam. 23:1; 1 Chr. 6:31; 15:16; 16:7; Ps. 18; Amos 6:5; Matt. 22:43; Acts 1:16
Moses: Psalm 90
Solomon: 72, 127
Sons of Korah: 42–49; 84; 85; 87; 88
Asaph: 50; 73-83
Ethan the Ezrahite: 89
Unnamed: 1, 71

9. Dates
Moses – Babylonian Exile, 1000

10. Representative Psalms
Psalm 1: The Rewarded Life
Psalm 2: Ask of Me, My Son
Psalm 3: Living in the Borderland: Morning Prayer After a Dark Night
Psalm 4: An Evening Prayer in Crisis
Psalm 8: I AM Rules Through “Infants”
Psalm 15 A Liturgical Decalogue
Psalm 16: My Body Will Not Decay

11. Representative Psalms
Psalm 19: A Royal Sage Praises and Petitions I AM
Psalm 22: Prophetic Psalm of Christ’s Passion
Psalm 23: The Good Shepherd
Psalm 51: “The Psalm of All Psalms” in Penitential Devotion
Psalm 110: “Sit at My Right Hand”
Psalm 139: Search Me, God

12. Interpreting the Psalms
As a hymnal
Christian Music
Words from the heart

13. Vocabulary Review

14. chronicles A written history Name of two OT books
Chronicler: name of unknown author of the Books of Chronicles
Chronicles of Gad (1 Chronicles 29:29)
Chronicles of Iddo the Seer (2 Chronicles 9:29;12:15; 13:22)
Chronicles of Jehu (2 Chronicles 20:34; 32:32)

15. discourse
DISCOURSE, DIRECT The quotation of another’s speech. Often performs special functions in addition to quoting speech. The form of the phrase that introduces the quoted speech may signal additional information about the status of the quote in regard to the larger narrative. It is distinct from indirect discourse, where another’s speech is reported but not quoted
Nathan M. White, “Discourse, Direct,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

16. Drama, Theatre Old Testament Ezekiel 4–5
Isaiah 20:1–6
Acts 21:11
Jeremiah 13:1–7
Jeremiah 17:19–27
Jeremiah 17:19
Jeremiah 17:27
Jeremiah 32:1–25
Jeremiah 51:59–64
New Testament Theatrical Images
1 Corinthians 4:9
Acts 19
Hebrews 10:33
1 Corinthians 15:33
2 Peter 1:5
Books Written in Theatrical Style
Job
Mark
Revelation

17. Epistemology
That part of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge, its nature, limits and validity.
Francis A. Schaeffer, The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer: A Christian Worldview, vol. 1 (Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1982), 200.

18. epistle
Gk. epistolē and Lat. epistula represent a letter of any kind: originally simply a written communication between persons apart, whether personal and private or official. In this sense epistles are a part of the heritage of all literate peoples, and examples are to be found in the OT (2 Sa. 11; 1 Ki. 21; 2 Ki. 5; 10; 20; 2 Ch. 30; 32; Ezr. 4–5; 7; Ne. 2; 6; Est. 1; 3; 8–9; Is. 37; 39; Je. 29) and in the Greek papyri from Egypt.
J. H. Harrop, “Epistle,” ed. D. R. W. Wood et al., New Bible Dictionary (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996), 330.

19. exegesis
(“drawing out”): the attempt to determine the meaning of a text intended by the author(s) and warranted to be understood by the original audience.
Bruce K. Waltke, James M. Houston, and Erika Moore, The Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010), 576.

20. Exposition/Expository
exposition. n. Biblical interpretation, with an emphasis on contemporary relevance and application.
Matthew S. DeMoss, Pocket Dictionary for the Study of New Testament Greek (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001), 54.

21. Genealogy
GENEALOGY An account of the ancestry of an individual or group or of the descendants of an individual.
Martin A. Shields, “Genealogy,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

22. General Epistles Aka “Catholic Epistles”:
A number of New Testament letters which, unlike the Pauline letters addressed to individual churches, were written to a wider and more general (Gk. katholikós) readership.
Allen C. Myers, The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987), 196.

23. genre
A classification of literary composition characterized by particular elements of form and content.
Allen C. Myers, The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987), 410.

24. genre
Psalms: hymn or song of praise (e.g., Pss. 8, 29, 145–150); enthronement psalm (47, 96–99); lament (6, 12–14, 60, 88); wisdom psalm (37, 73). Narrative: chronicle, list, saga, novelette. Wisdom literature: proverb, saying, instruction, disputation.

25. genre Prophetic: oracle, judgment speech.
Gospels: discourse, parable, miracle story, and narrative.
New Testament: epistle, doxology, and apocalypse.
Allen C. Myers, The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987), 410.

26. gospel
GOSPEL GENRE Adapted from the Old English “godspel,” means “good news.” Found primarily in the New Testament to describe the message, preaching, or story of Jesus Christ. Indicates the four canonical Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In contemporary scholarship, designates a literary genre.
Zachary G. Smith, “Gospel Genre,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

27. Hermeneutics
Aka Interpretation. For our purposes, Biblical interpretation, but be aware of Philosophical Hermeneutics and its influence on Biblical Hermeneutics.

28. Historical Context
The place of a text within history; what was happening both in Biblical times and extra- Biblical history at the time of writing.
Example: Psalm 51 and 2 Samuel

29. Imperative A command, or statement that reads like a demand.
Imperative Mood
Permissive Imperative
Prohibitive Imperative

30. Inclusio
A literary framing device in which the same word or phrase stands at the beginning and the end of a section. Sometimes called bracketing.
Matthew S. DeMoss, Pocket Dictionary for the Study of New Testament Greek (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001), 71.

31. Assignment 5 Text: Matthew 5:1-12 Read and re-read carefully
Pay special attention to:
Context
Verb forms, especially tenses
Voice
Repetition, parallels, etc.