Literal language means:

Upholding the exact or primary meaning of the words

Using metaphors and figures of speech to mean something else

The most common literary form in the new testament.

A long story about heroes who are celebrated in the bible.

A list of ancestors and the descendents.

A historical account of events that happened to God's people

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Yr 9 RE: Literary forms in the bible.

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Literal language means:
Upholding the exact or primary meaning of the words
Using the symbolic meaning of the words
A made up story
A word we use to prove a point
2
An imaginative story that uses symbols to speak about reality
Parable
Myth
Prophecy
Gospels
3
Figurative language:
Using figures to explain what you mean
What you are literally trying to say
Drawing pictures to prove what you mean
Using metaphors and figures of speech to mean something else
4
The good Samaritan is:
A psalm
A myth
A narrative
A parable
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Someone who reads the bible literally is called:
A fundamentalist
A realist
A catholic
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A brief story that uses familiar, everyday lessons to teach an important truth about God
Parable
Myth
Prayer
Narrative
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"The Lord God is a sun and shield" Psalm 84:11, is this:
Literal
Figurative
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A letter is:
The least common literary form in the new testament.
The most common literary form in the new testament.
A story about an event based on a prophet.
Is a prediction of the future.
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An epic is:
A list of ancestors and the descendents.
A short story about heroes who are celebrated in the bible.
A list of prophets.
A long story about heroes who are celebrated in the bible.
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A Genealogy is:
A long story about heroes who are celebrated in the bible.
A list of prophets.
A short story about heroes who are celebrated in the bible.
A list of ancestors and the descendents.
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A book of songs and poems from the Bible
Prayers
Samson
Psalms
Salms
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A collection of short, wise sayings about everyday issues.
Psalms
Proverbs
Laws
Prophecy
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The four gospels are:
Mathew, Peter, Mark and James
James, Mark, John and Jesus
Samson, John, Mark and Peter
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
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A narrative is:
A historical account of events that happened to God's people
Someone talking about their own life.
A prayer to God
A story used to teach a moral lesson.

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