Introduction & Arrow 1

Question 1

the mission of 7 arrows

Answer 1

neg: NOT to gain knowledge ABOUT the Bible
pos: but to be transformed by it.

Question 2

The Bible is a…

Answer 2

revealed word
gracious word
clear word
true word
united word
sufficient word
necessary word

Question 3

What is arrow 1?

Answer 3

what does this passage say?

Question 4

First step in arrow 1?

Answer 4

consider how the Biblical authors communicate. (literal or figurative)

Question 5

The second step in arrow 1?

Answer 5

develop basic observational techniques that will assist you.

Question 6

The largest narrative of literature in the Bible is…

Answer 6

historical narrative

Question 7

other genres of the Bible

Answer 7

prophecy, poetry, proverbs, parables, songs, idioms, exaggeration, laws, covenant, sermons, letters.

Question 8

the main goal is to convey information in a straightforward fashion…what the author intends to teach is equal to the meaning of the actual words he uses.

Answer 8

literal narrative

Question 9

the author intends to present a message that is not equal to the literal meaning of the words that he used.

Answer 9

figurative narrative

Question 10

context is…

Answer 10

king

Question 11

the first tool of trade

Answer 11

repetition of words & themes

Question 12

the second tool of trade

Answer 12

comparisons

Question 13

the third tool of trade

Answer 13

figures of speech

Question 14

employs “like” or “as”

Answer 14

simile

Question 15

an implied but not stated comparison

Answer 15

metaphor

Question 16

use of exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 17

giving life to that which is inanimate

Answer 17

personification

Question 18

stating one thing while meaning the exact opposite; or stating another way

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irony

Question 19

substituting a more cultured, acceptable term for a clearer term that might be offensive

Answer 19

euphemism

Question 20

omitting a word or phrase, expecting the reader to pick up the omitted words from the preceding context

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ellipsis

Question 21

the fourth tool of trade

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action

Question 22

the subject is the DOER of the action

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active voice

Question 23

the subject is the receiver of the action by an implied or stated actor who is NOT the subject

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passive voice

Question 24

the fifth tool of trade

Answer 24

phrases & clauses

Question 25

a preposition [can show] the relationship between a noun or pronoun & another noun or pronoun

Answer 25

phrases

Question 26

prep. phrase used to modify a verb

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adverbial prepositional phrase

Question 27

prep. phrase used to modify a noun or pronoun

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adjectival prepositional phrase

Question 28

a clause must have a subject & a verb, or it is NOT a…

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clause

Question 29

clauses that CAN stand alone & make sense

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independent clauses

Question 30

clauses that CANNOT stand alone and make sense

Answer 30

dependent clauses

Question 31

these can be marked with the adverbs “when, while, before, after, until, etc.”

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temporal clause

Question 32

these are generaly marked with the words “Because, for, and since.” answering the question of “what caused the independent clause to happen?”

Answer 32

causal clause

Question 33

word like “so that, in order that, or simply that” answers the “why, to what purpose, for what result the independent clause happened”

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purpose/result

Question 34

keep an eye out for “even though, though, despite, and other” the clause concedes that something else happened as part of the scene

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concessive

Question 35

the conditional clause will be marked with “if, then”

Answer 35

conditional

Question 36

help explain how actions are hooked together

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conjunctions

Question 37

“conjoin” words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank; most common

Answer 37

coordinating conjunctions

Question 38

adds words, phrases, or clauses; “and”

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additive conjunctions

Question 39

expresses antithesis or opposition between words, phrases, or clauses; “but”

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adversative conjunctions

Question 40

expresses one word, phrase, or clause to the exclusion of other

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exclusive conjunctions

Question 41

establish logical relationships; subordinate DEPENDENT clauses; help to know “who, what, when, where, why, and how” the main thought/action is to be understood

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subordinating conjunction

Question 42

the sixth tool of trade

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conversation

Question 43

the first question in conversation

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who is talking?

Question 44

the second question in conversation

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who is being addressed?

Question 45

the third question in conversation

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what is the tone?

Question 46

the fourth question in conversation

Answer 46

is there a “back & forth” between characters or speaker/addressees? (what takes place? Why?)

Question 47

fifth question in conversation

Answer 47

does the author/speaker/editor start or stop the section with a “punch line” summing point?

Question 48

is a __ present? what is the __? why is it present? is is conclusive or only suggestive for a larger content?

Answer 48

list

Question 49

does tone matter?

Answer 49

YES!

Question 50

what conveys happiness, frustration, anger, and many other emotions?

Answer 50

tone