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Psalms and Song of Songs

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of Poetry
    31 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Poetic Structures
    22 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Praise and Lament
    24 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    The Diversity of Psalms
    28 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    Song of Songs
    20 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

As we noted in the last lecture, biblical hymns had much in common with the poetic and musical traditions of other ancient Near Eastern cultures. For each of the ancient Near Eastern hymn excerpts provided, identify a Psalm that has a parallel.

Sources: Knigge, 2006, pp. 178, 228-229, 233; in Bernd U. Schipper, “Egyptian Backgrounds to the Psalms,” The Oxford Handbook of the Psalms, edited by William P. Brown, 2014, pp. 65-66.