9RE - Unit 1

God 'becomes flesh' in the physical embodiment of Jesus

used to help explain the relationship between G-d & Israel; often explaining the consequences of improper behaviour

understood as special interventions by God into the world on behalf of people

this helps us to understand the historical background related to the text

focuses on biblical literature & attempts to determine the effects that the stories are expected to have on the audience

combine three qualities: Narrative, Metaphor and Brevity

interpretation, reflection, meaning/message, identify, acknowledge, moral, worldview/relevance, contemporary

testament =

a method of biblical criticism that seeks to classify units of scripture into literary patterns

this helps us to see the ways in which the texts engage contemporary readers

text type, features, genre, characters, narrator, plot, structure, context

context, who/author, how, when and where, to whom/audience, customs/roles

discipline that studies textual, compositional, and historical questions surrounding the Old and New Testaments

this helps us to explore and examine the literary style of the text, including genre, structure and themes