Psalm 22 help

If you choose Psalm 22. follow instructions from syllabus for Esther paper, and just replave Esther with Psalm 22.

Since Psalm 22 was written a thousand years before Jesus, your paper may not even mention Jesus.
Remember, determine what the message the original writer had in mind.

If you use resources, here are some ideas.

Definitely check class summaries Week 4 and 5, and notes in your class Bible under Psalm 22

See also

• Intro to psalms
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  NT Wright on Psalm 22
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• Exposition on Psalm 22 (PDF)
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• Dave's sermon:
  

  "The Lord Be With You...Even When He’s Not!"

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• Psalm 22 - Wikipedia

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Psalm 22 possible chiasm: Death is off the table.

LHooge posts:

Psalm 22 – “My God, My God, Why hast Thou Forsaken Me?:

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This Psalm has 2 parts.  The first part is a chiasmus.  The second part is not. 

The chiasmus has a famous beginning (“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me?”), a good center, and a nice end. 

Here’s a basic outline of the chiasmus:

A:  A cry for help:  no answer

B:  Israel

C:  Personal (an “I/me” section)

D:  Bulls, lion, bones

E:  Dogs, ‘pierce’, bones

F:  A prayer for God’s help

E’:   - , sword, dog

D’:   – , lion, oxen

C’:  Personal (an “I/me” section)

B’:  Israel

A’:  Cried for help:  heard

I particularly like the connections through D2, E2′, E’2”, and D’2” :  …  think ‘sharp’, as in e.g., ’teeth’, as in ‘open lion’s mouth’.

Interestingly, D3 and E3′ (“bones”) have been left unmatched in E’ and D’.  I wonder why?  Is it because of the section’s closer association with death?  If so, then ‘death’ is absent in the latter sections.  …  Death is off the table.  Life is in play  …  ?..

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This Psalm has 2 parts.  The first part is a chiasmus.  The second part is not. 

The chiasmus has a famous beginning (“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me?”), a good center, and a nice end. 

Here’s a basic outline of the chiasmus:

A:  A cry for help:  no answer

B:  Israel

C:  Personal (an “I/me” section)

D:  Bulls, lion, bones

E:  Dogs, ‘pierce’, bones

F:  A prayer for God’s help

E’:   – , sword, dog

D’:   – , lion, oxen

C’:  Personal (an “I/me” section)

B’:  Israel

A’:  Cried for help:  heard

I particularly like the connections through D2, E2′, E’2”, and D’2” :  …  think ‘sharp’, as in e.g., ‘teeth’, as in ‘open lion’s mouth’.

Interestingly, D3 and E3′ (“bones”) have been left unmatched in E’ and D’.  I wonder why?  Is it because of the section’s closer association with death?  If so, then ‘death’ is absent in the latter sections.  …  Death is off the table.  Life is in play  …  ?

Note how D begins with the idea of being surrounded and encircled.  The paralleling and chiastic sections D, E, E’ and D’ then proceed to do just that.  They surround the individual at the center of the chiasmus.  …  The structure illustrates what’s being said.  Nice.

Section C is complex.  a and b are negative, while b’ and a’ are positive.  …  In particular I like the i/i’ match in b where i refers to sneering, while i’ delivers the actual content of the sneer.  The content is chiastic as well.  Once again, well done.

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The second part nicely builds through space and time.  Overall, it seems to build and cover everything.

I like this chiasmus. 

It’s an important Psalm, in part, because of it’s connection to Jesus’ crucifixion.

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