Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Definitions of Literary Forms in the Old Testement

Humour: A comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement

Irony: The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

Fable: A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters

Genealogies: A record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group etc

Laws: The body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community

Dreams: A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mid during certain stages of sleep.

Myth: An attempt to explain how things can be

Poetry: Literary work in metrical form

Proverb: A short popular saying, usually of unknown or ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought

Sermon: A speech/address for the purpose of religious instruction

Prophecy: An utterance or message, often given by a prophet about the future.

History: The record of past events and times

Legend: A story, which tells about the lives of great and revered ancestors or figures of the past

List: An itemized series of names, words, etc., usually recorded in a set order

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