Bible10 Literary Genres

_______________ patterns are patterns and themes running through the story of Scripture

Metanarrative is the _______________ about the story

The authors of epistles write in a __________________________ manner….

...regarding two primary things: ____________________ ….

Type: Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves; A cord of three strands is not quickly broken

Eisogesis is the error of __________________ ___________________ into the text

….and ___________________

Narrative: The author arranges the elements of the story in a specific way to communicate a ______________

Letters written to persuade the readers

Let the _____________ say what it says

The key element of biblical poetry literature is

The gospels might be called theological ___________________ of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection

Biblical authors often used repetition because they couldn’t think of much to say

Narratives about Jesus’ life

Lower-level stories are the _______________________ stories of events and people’s lives

Accounts told in story form

Type of Parallelism: the second line continues, develops, or intensifies the thought of the first line

Exegesis is the principle of _________________ ___________ the meaning from the text

Type of Parallelism: For the upright will live in the land, And the blameless will remain in it

Ignites the imagination through imagery, metaphors, etc

Upper-level story is the big picture, the story in which all the lower-level stories find their ___________

Type of Parallelism: the second line creates a contrast with the first line to make a point about both things

Epistles are ___________________ written from the author to a specific person, group, or church

Type: The wicked man flees though no one pursues, But the righteous are as bold as a lion

When reading a parable, ask:

Type of Parallelism: the second line reinforces/repeats the first line with a similar thought to emphasize the point

Two additional types of biblical genre, that we did not cover in class, are Prophecy and Apocalyptic Literature