About the Bible
This is what the Bible is.
What is A LIBRARY OF BOOKS?
At 43%, this is the most prominent literary style in the Bible.
What is NARRATIVE?
Often, instead of making direct commentary on characters or situations, Biblical writers prefer to show these in order to demonstrate whether a character was right or wrong.
What are CONSEQUENCES?
According to Genesis, the world was created in this many days, an example of NUMBER being used as SYMBOL.
What is 7?
"Separate" or "set apart."
What is HOLY?
This is the time span it took to write the Bible down.
What is 1000 YEARS?
At 33%, this is the second most prominent literary style in the Bible.
What is POETRY?
Being a good Bible reader means keeping these two contextual elements of the Bible's origin in mind.
What is TIME AND PLACE?
This, combined with a character's PHYSICAL APPEARENCE are often used by Biblical authors to symbolize something about that character.
What is A CHARACTERS NAME?
Another word for "spring."
What is LENT?
The Gospels, together with the Apostolic Writings are commonly known as this.
What is THE NEW TESTAMENT?
At 24%, this is the third most prominent literary style in the Bible.
What is DISCOURSE?
Biblical repetition is used to create this in the reader, preparing him or her for what's coming next.
What is ANTICIPATION?
The use of creative imagery to explain something.
What is METAPHORICAL LANGUAGE?
A "holy story," consisting of real and/or embellished details.
What is HAGIOGRAPHY?
The name the Roman Catholic Church gives to books from the Second Temple "interitestamental" period.
What is DEUTEROCANONICAL?
("Second Canon")
Jesus most often spoke in this style of narrative storytelling when communicating with people.
What are PARABLES?
The Bible Project refers to the common use of CHARACTERS, SETTING and PLOT by this name.
What is a DESIGN PATTERN?
Metaphors shape our imagination, and by extension this as well.
What is OUR BEHAVIOR?
A "repetition" or stanza.
What is a TROPARION?
What the Christians call the Old Testament, the Jews call by this name.
What is THE TANAKH?
(TaNaKh)
The Book of the Holy Prophet Isaiah represents this style of Biblical poetry.
What is PROPHECY?
KEY IMAGES and KEY WORDS are accompanied by this third style of overarching DESIGN PATTERN.
What are KEY THEMES?
Egypt is an example of this, used for thematic purposes.
What is A RECURRING LOCATION?
The Throne of Preparation.
What is HETOIMASIA?