Monday, February 18, 2013

Definitions of Literary forms in the Old Testament

Humour = A comic, absurd or incongrous quality causing amusement
Irony = The use of words to conveya meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning
Fable = A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals of inanimate objects as characters
Genealogies = A record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group etc.
Laws = The body of rules and principle governing the affairs of a community
Dreams = A series of images, ideas, emotions and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep
Myth = an attempt to explain how things can to be
Poetry = Literary work in metrical form
Proverb = A short popular saying, usually of unkown or ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought.
Sermon = A speech/address for the purpose of religious instruction
Prophecy = an utterance or message, often given by a prophet about the future
History = the record of past events and times
Legend = a story, which tells about the lives of great and revered ancestors or figures of the past.
List = an itemized series of names, words, etc, usually recorded in a set order

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