Isaiah is said to be a master of satire and pathos, of proverb and parable, of simile and metaphor. In his sublime words, "The Triumph of the Man of Sorrows," can you find evidences of these literary forms? 288, 289 S.A.
Jeremiah
What was the theme of Jeremiah"s prophecy? 297 S.A.
What symbolic use did Jeremiah make of the potter and his clay? 301 S.A.
Hosea
Through what personal experience was Hosea able to interpret the love of G.o.d? Can you discover in "The Longing of G.o.d for His Children" the strong feeling due to this experience? 365, 366 S.A.
Amos
Because of the circ.u.mstances of his early life Amos drew most of his figures from nature and agricultural occupations. How many such allusions can you find in the selections here given? 354-362 S.A.
Micah
In the prophecy of Micah appear probably the most striking words ever written predicting world peace. Locate them. 367-369 S.A.
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Nahum
In what regards do you consider the description of war in "The Doom of Nineveh" an adequate picture of modern day warfare? 387-391 S.A.
Habakkuk
Compare the theme of the prophecy of Habakkuk with the theme of the book of Job. 179, 392 S.A.
The prayer of Habakkuk is said to be a composition unrivaled for boldness of conception, sublimity of thought, and majesty of diction. After reading can you pick out pa.s.sages that confirm this estimate of it? 393-396 S.A.
Haggai
What is said of the style of Haggai"s writing? 397 S.A.
Zechariah
What is the meaning of the prophecy of Zechariah? 401 S.A.
5. The Bible-an Inspiration to Writers
Compare Victor Hugo"s account of the Fall of Jericho with the Bible account. 293, 287-292 H. T.
Show how the wilderness journey of the children of Israel is traced out in the poem, "Lead Me On". 238 H.T.
How many of the twenty and more allusions to the Bible in Whittier"s poem, "Palestine," can you pick out and explain? 15-17 H.T.
To what event of Israelitish history does the "Song of the Manna Gatherers" refer? 198 H.T. (196 H.T.)
Poems Inspired by the Bible
The following well-known poems were inspired by pa.s.sages in the Old Testament. Bring out some of the beauty and power which the poets saw in these pa.s.sages by comparing them with the poems.
The Finding of Moses. 134 H.T. (138 H.T.)
The Seventh Plague of Egypt. 162 H.T. (166 H.T.)
The Burial of Moses. 274 H.T.
(272,273 H.T.)
Saul and David 395 H.T. (396 H.T.)
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Cave of Adullam. 437 H.T. (438 H.T.)
Ruth. 49 T.J. (35 T.J.)
Belshazzar. 211 T.J.
(201-206 T.J.)
The Destruction of Sennacherib. 315 T.J.
(271-276 S.A.)
Hymn by the Euphrates. 316 T.J.
(346, 347 T.J.)
How does Dante, in his "Divine Comedy,"
use Psalm 114 (134, 135 S.A.)? 504 S.A.
What famous writer at the age of fifteen composed a hymn founded on Psalm 136 (162, 163 S.A.)? 506 S.A.
What Psalm has been most often translated into English verse? 35 S.A.
Name some poets who have translated the Shepherd Psalm into verse. 498 S.A.
Consider the pa.s.sages descriptive of the relation of the Eastern shepherd to his sheep, on pages 200 and 201 L.J. and 285 S.A., and study the pictures, noting the inscription on back, on pages 210 and 288 G.B. What qualities had this relationship peculiar to the East? State the peculiar qualities of this relationship that make the figure of the shepherd used in the first three lines of Psalm 23 particularly appropriate as applied to G.o.d. 35 S.A.
Find the lines in Psalm 72 (88 S.A.) on which is based the tradition, evidenced by many poems, that the three Wise Men from the East were Kings. 501 S.A., 29, 41 L.J.