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| Stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgement of submission or as the price of peace, security, protection, or the like. |
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| Generally, a place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities. |
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| Unexpected power play, such as an attempted overthrow of power, or assassination attempt of a monarch. |
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| A continuous narrative of historical events with organized documents in an orderly presentation with a single overarching purpose. |
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| Official records preserved in the royal archives of ancient Near Eastern kingdoms. |
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| Places where public records or other historical documents are kept and preserved. |
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| Annals that in the ancient Near East listed each king's political activities. |
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| Official records and documents preserved and found in royal or temple archives of ancient Near Eastern nations, usually telling the story of some great hero. |
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| Accent pattern in rhythmic lines or verses. |
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| Feature of Hebrew poetry in which at least two similar lines of verse compliment each other in some way. |
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| Literary characteristic of Hebrew poetry that describes the agreement in ending sounds. |
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| Common literary characteristic of Hebrew poetry that involves the repetition of the same thought or a similar thought. |
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| Common literary characteristic of Hebrew poetry in which the second line normally completes a thought that the first line left incomplete. |
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| Common literary characteristic in Hebrew poetry in which two lines stand in sharp contrast to each other as opposites. |
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| Alphabetic poem in which the first letter of each line is the next letter in the alphabet. |
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| Wisdom Literature and Psalms |
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| Writings that relate to general observations about life, presenting truths as self-evident of the way God intended life to be. |
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| Men renowned for wisdom who in ancient Near East produced documents containing lengthy discourses or essays grappling with life's most difficult problems. |
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| Literary works in the form of conversations between two or more people. |
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| Prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker or actor who speaks alone. |
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| Attempt to vindicate the justice and holiness of God in light of the existence of evil in the world. |
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| Closing verse in the last psalm of each of the five collections of Psalms, meant to "tie off" that part of the book. |
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| Psalm or song or praise and thanksgiving. |
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| Psalms or songs that express sorrow for sin. |
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| Psalms or songs that focus on Israel's king, usually describing him as God's special representative. |
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| Psalms or songs that describe the Messiah, God's anointed one. |
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| Literally means, "Anointed one" referring to Jesus Christ, who accomplished God's redemptive purpose. |
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| Psalms or songs that call for God's judgement on the author's enemies. |
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| Persuasive sayings proven true by experience, addressing various topics that relate to God, his world, and life. |
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| Units of individual proverbs consisting largely of a collection of sayings in poetic verse of two lines each usually making complete sense. |
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| Story that contains hidden or symbolic meaning. |
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