PSALMS: INTRODUCTIONOVERVIEW

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PSALMS INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW

• Scripture and Leadership Training

YEAR THREE
SESSION 1
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WELCOME

• GATHER
• OPENING PRAYER

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RAISE A SHOUT FOR THE LORD
ALL THE EARTH
psalm 1001

• Scripture and leadership training
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  Anchorage

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PSALMS POEMS AND PRAYER
LEADERSHIP FOCUS

• RELATIONSHIPS WITH SPIRITUAL DEPTH
• 2. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPING FROM A CORE OF SPIRITUAL
  DEPTH
• 3. PRAYER PRACTICES

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BLESSINGS OF COMMUNICATING WELL
LEADERSHIP FOCUS
HONEST RELATIONSHIPS
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GOALS
TEXT TO AQUIRE A GENERAL SENSE OF THE STRUCTURE
AND LITERARY TYPES IN THE BOOK OF PSALMS
SPIRITUALITY TO DISCOVER THE SPIRITUALITY IN
HEBREW POETRY
ACTION TO BEGIN PRAYING WITH THE PSALMS
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HEBREW POETRY
THEORY

• PARALLELISM BUILDS
• ON RHYTHM

• SEMANTIC
• SYNTACTIC
• ACCENTUAL

PSALM 2 ENGLISH HEBREW

• source robert alters book on biblical poetry

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ALTERS MODIFICATIONS

• INTENSIFICATION
• CONSEQUENTIAL

SOURCE ROBERT ALTERS BOOK ON BIBLICAL POETRY
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HEBREW POETRY
PRACTICE ALTERS ANALYSIS/CODE

• FORM IN TEAMS OF TWO
• TACKLE THE ALTER ANALYSIS
• NOW, TRY TO DO THE MODIFYING IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE

• source robert alters book on biblical poetry

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BOOK OF PSALMS OVERVIEW

• History of the Psalter
• Different kinds of psalms
• The issue of language

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BREAK

• Scripture and leadership training
• Seattle University Catholic Archdiocese of
  Anchorage

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SMALL GROUP WORK

• Scripture and leadership training
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CLOSING PRAYER
BRING AN IMAGE OF CREATION NEXT WEEK FOR CLOSING
PRAYER.
MARYS GARDEN HOLY FAMILY NYC
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ACTION

• BEGIN PRAYING WITH THE PSALMS
• NEXT WEEK PSALMS 8, 104, 148

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EVALUATION WITH FACILITATORS

• WELCOME
• WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE OF GOOD COMMUNICATION
  WITHIN THE GROUP?
• WHAT INGREDIENTS MADE IT A GOOD EXPERIENCE?
• CONCERNS?