Status Updates From Exploring the Old Testament...

Finished Chapter 7. Read about the Song of Songs or "The Best Song." Read about the different views of whether the author was or was not Solomon. Also, read about the different themes, historicity, and similar writing from around the Ancient Near East.

Finished chapter 6. Read about the book of Ecclesiastes and it's author known as Qoheleth or the Assembler, the different interpretations, and its similarities with other Ancient Near East literature.

Finished chapter 5. Read about the book of Job. Read about the different characters, theologies, composition, history, and relationship to other Ancient New East texts.

Finished chapter 4. Read about the book of Proverbs. Read about the different authors, themes, and settings that were arranged during the post-exilic days. It also showed similarities between some of the proverbs and the Instruction of Amenemope.

Finished chapter 3. Read about the 3 Wisdom Literature books in the Hebrew Bible: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. Also, read how the Hebrew writers used their learning combined with surrounding Ancient Near Eastern culture to develop their own brand of wisdom literature. It was also discussed whether the Jews had schools for developing young minds for certain tasks.

Finished chapter 2. Read about the different structures of Hebrew poetry and prose. How different stressed syllables and rhythms help with the flow. Also read about the various structures of lines, colons, strophes, and stanzas shape the writing.

Finished chapter 1. Read about the different subjects, divisions, interpretations, and theological aspects of the Psalms. Different psalms come from a variety of authors, covering a variety of issues, to help people grow closer to God.