Exam 2 Flashcards
referential literature
Designed to convey factual information that is as much as possible exact and neutral
Comissive (emotive)
Designed to invoke emotions to engage the will of the reader or listener in order to elicit proper attitude and emotions
Figurative Language
Rhetorical effects of literature
Didactic
Teaching logical exposition of divine truths
Ex. of Didactic Lit
Epistles and non-epistles
Narrative
Stories of what God did
Poetry
Songs hymns and rhythms
Ex. of Narratives
OT Law, OT history, Gospels, Acts
Ex. of Poetry
Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Lamentations Song of Songs
Ex of Wisdom
Practical- Prov. Song of Songs Speculative- deep meaning Job Ecc. Song of Songs
Wisdom
Practical saying and Philosophical discourses about God virtues the meaning of life Etc.
Prophecy
Proclamation for the purpose of enforcing God’s covenant… announcing God’s will Judgement and Restoration
Ex. of Prophecy
Major and Minor Prophets, Revelation
Apocalyptic
Coded language prevalent in times of persecution
Ex of Apocalyptic
Ezekiel, Daniel Revelation
Three Principles Applied to Prose
- Let the context of the passage inform its intended meaning 2. Let the original historical- cultural background of the passage inform its intended meaning 3. Let the context inform the meaning of words
Let the context of the passage inform its intended meaning
* It’s immediate context * The context of the entire book * The context of the entire Bible
Let the original historical-cultural background of the passage inform its intended meaning
*Recreate the original setting *Rediscover, Recapture, Relive the emotions *Express ideas in contemporary terms
Let the context inform the meaning of words
* Perform word studies to first investigate the range of meaning of a word and then to determine the specific meaning that fits a particular context *Words generally only have 1 meaning in the same passage
The Purpose of poetry
To express thoughts and ideas in a creative emotive way
Parallelism
Cadence and free flow of side by side lines
Terseness
Short and elegant lines easier to remember than prose
Rhythm
Hebrew Parallelism
Antiphonal
Designed to be sung or recited alternatively
Formal Parallelism
Progressive Parallelism
Synonymous
Corresponding Parallelism
Antithetical
Contrasting Parallelism
Climatic (staircase)
The second part repeats but adds to the first line
Synthetic
The second part repeats but adds to the first lines
Chiastic
(ab-ba)
Key hermeneutical principle
Filter the poetry through the heart first before processing it in the mind
Characteristics of Psalms
Psalms express a range of human emotion both about people’s challenges and aspirations and God’s dealings with all levels of human existance
Classification of Psalms
Prayers Songs and Wisdom
Individual prayers
Express personal emotions like… :-(
National corporate prayer
Used to express emotions felt as a group
Imprecatory
Call upon God to cure and defeat the enemy
Prayers
Complaints Laments Supplications etc.
Songs
Chants songs hymns praises laments liturgies etc.
Thanksgiving/Praise
Thanksgiving and praise to God for His goodness faithfulness power and majesty
salvation History
Functions like Patriotic songs and celebrates God’s mighty acts in history on behalf of His people
Celebration
Official Kingship or renewal ceremonies or liturgy
Wisdom Psalms
Use the wisdom literature approach
Three benefits of Psalms
- Serve as a guide to worship 2. Demonstrate that it is appropriate to share out honest emotions with God 3. Demonstrate the importance of reflection and meditation on things that God has done for us
Structure of Lament
Address complaint trust deliverance assurance praise
Structure of Thanksgiving
Intro Distress appeal deliverance Testimony
6 Reasons authors use figurative language
Necessity emphasis tone memory illustration coding
Explicit comparision
simile
Implicit comparision
metaphor
Parable
A more complex comparison that usually teaches a moral or faith lesson
Allefory
A more intense parable
Representation
One things represents another, usually a material is compared to an intangible concept
Metonymy
An object or concept is referred to by a name that is commonly associated or related to that object or concept
Synedoche
Part of something refers to the whole
Personification
Lending human characteristics to objects
Anthromorphism
Lending human characteristics to God
Irony
What you mean is contrary to what you say
Hyperbole
An exaggeration in speech to press a point
Idioms
The meaning of the expression as a whole is not determined by the literal meaning
Characteristics of narratives
A true story presenting a sequence of events with Real characters a setting and a plot the main purpose is to show how God is at work in Historical events and human circumstances God is the ultimate hero
Types of narratives
Reports, heroic narrative, Prophet story comedy Farewell speech
narrator
Person telling the story