Quiz

Which of the following appropriately completes this sentence? Dr. Heim wants students to remember, What has been written with imagination . . .

Which of the following is true of poetic metaphors in the Bible?

What does Dr. Heim say we catch a glimpse of in biblical poetry?

According to Dr. Heim, which of the following is true of the study of biblical poetry in the twenty-first century?

It hasn’t made much of a difference; biblical poetry doesn’t change so there isn’t anything new to learn that scholars haven’t already uncovered.
Scholars have gained exciting new insights.
Scholars are no longer studying biblical poetry.
None of the above

The Psalms are full of what?

What does Dr. Heim assert that studying the Psalms can do?

Dr. Heim says superficial interpretations of the Psalms can . . .

How does Dr. Heim contrast biblical poetry to the ethics of human laws?

Biblical poetry and human laws both give us standards by which we can live moral lives.
Biblical poetry gives us a minimum ethical standard to meet, while human laws do not succeed in doing so.
Biblical poetry can lead us to lives that strive for an ideal, while human laws only enforce minimum standards.
Biblical poetry is unrelated to human laws.

According to Dr. Heim, the study of biblical poetry requires which of the following?

What does modern linguistics help us with?

Understanding how words acquire different meanings in different contexts
Understanding how word combinations produce meaning far beyond that of the individual words
Viewing ambiguity as an asset rather than a setback
All of the above

Reading the Psalms