OT Narratives Flashcards
OOO
observation x3
step four…how does the NT? The OT narrative? 5
continue, specify, expand, transcend, or qualify meaning of the passage
OT is mostly
narrative
narrative can be difficult because
often indirect and subjective
apply what from NT?
NT narrative
pay attention to what when interpreting OT narrative? 4
plot, setting, character(s), viewpoint of the author
What method is used for analyzing characters?
comparison/contrast
three types of irony
verbal, situational, dramatic
OT narrative commonly have: 3
plot, character, and plot resolution
Character types
agonist, protagonist
good characters are sometimes
not so good
sub-genres; 5
subgenres: anecdotes, battle reports, dreams, heroic stories, heroic narratives; try not to force these types on a text.
name 3 different levels of narrative
meta-narrative, God redeeming a people to Himself, individual narratives composing: 3 to 2, 2-1
ideal way to interpret narrative
know all of book, surrounding books, all of Bible
scene-driven
lots of scenes
pay attention to these 7 things in narrative:
structure, role/function, historical-cultural, narrative/plot development, main flow and thrust, comparison and contrast between characters
common errors, 4.
allegorical, personalizing, misappropriating/redefining, not differentiating between 1.principles, 2.reproducible yet not normative precedents, 3.incidents
x3
3
4
5
irony
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plot, setting, character(s), viewpoint of the author
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subgenres: anecdotes, battle reports, dreams, heroic stories, heroic narratives; try not to force these types on a text.
1
3
3
1,2,1
mostly narrative
Meta, people for God,hundreds
plot, character, and plot resolution
compare/contrast-agonist, protagonist-not always good
6
4 + 3
5
4 common errors:allegorical, personalizing, misappropriating/redefining, not differentiating between 1.principles, 2.reproducible yet not normative precedents, 3.incidents
NT continues, specifies, expands, transcends, qualifies OT message
