THE WORLD BEHIND THE TEXT
First Century Scholar that wrote extensively about Jewish history. He released Jewish War and Against Apion, among other writings
Who is Josephus?
Aristotle describes __ as action having a beginning, middle, and end.
What is plot?
Bible translation that is Word for Word
What is NASB
Method that tries to place the reader in the author's shoes
What is author-centered criticism
A literary device that uses deliberate exaggeration for effect (Tate, 2008).
What is hyperbole
Writings by early Christians that were thought to have secret meanings, which have an origin in Gnosticism
What is the apocrypha?
A __ is the recurrence within a narrative of some object, image, or action (Tate, 2008).
What is motif
Bible translation that was released in 1611, and then updated in 1769
What is KJV
Method that tries to break down the books of the Bible by literary type
What is genre criticism
A __ compares two objects, actions, or ideas by using words such as "like" and "as" (Tate, 2008).
What is simile
Word referring to the reasonable structure indicated by a word.
What is Logos
If a writing goes A, B, C, D, D', C' B', and A', it is referred to as a...
What is chiasm
Common parapharse of the Bible written by Eugene Peterson
What is the Message
Process of attempting to bring the true meaning out of Scripture
What is Exegesis
A word that is literal in the contexts within which it is usually found and is taken out of those contexts and used in a context of smoother kind (Tate, 2008).
What is Metaphor
Group of Jews that embraced much of Greek culture
What is Hellenistic Jews
Genre in Biblical writing that is highly structured, and uses figurative, metaphorical language.
What is Hebrew poetry
Bible translation considered by many to be more accurate
Attempting to interpret the Bible according to your circumstances
What is Eisgesis
When a concrete object is used to describe an idea
What is Symbolism
Group of Jews during Jesus time that chose to drop out of society and devote their time to Old Testament study
What is Essenes
The most common way to convey a prophetic message
What is messenger formula
The best-selling Bible translations in English
What is NIV
The study of how a writing would be interpreted by the original audience. (Tate, 2008).
What is Pragmatics
When a inanimate object takes on human characteristics in literature
What is personification