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Considerations
for different literary genres in the Bible (How to Read the Bible for All its
Worth, Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart)
A. Gospels
1. Paragraph: Zechariah
speaks with Gabriel about his coming son
2. Story: the births of
John the Baptist and Christ foretold and happened
3. Book: Luke’s gospel which was to
give “an orderly account” of Christ’s birth, death and resurrection
4. Gospel genre: the gentile gospel in
which Christ is portrayed mainly as the Son of Man with God’s authority
5. Bible: Christ’s birth was the
beginning of the fulfillment of the Old covenant and the beginning of the New
covenant
6. Reference helps: The IVP Bible
Background Commentary: New Testament, Craig S. Keener; biblehub.com commentary
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B. Parables
1. Groups of parables:
the lost sheep, coin and son
2. Audience: the
Pharisees
3. Points of Reference:
talents and denarii
4. Parables are not
analogies
5. Reference helps: The Presence of the
Future, George E. Ladd; Rediscovering the Parables, Joachim Jeremias; see above
Gospels #6
C. Epistles
1. Paragraph: Paul says
we are justified by faith not works of the law
2. Book: This is the
overarching theme of Romans
3. Author: Paul affirms
himself in other epistles
4. Specific context:
Judaizers were harassing the Roman church that Paul planted
5. New Testament: This is confirmed by
the finished work of Christ written about in the Gospels, Acts, and the other
epistles
6. Reference helps: see
above Gospels #6
D. Narrative
1. Paragraph: Joseph
sees that God used evil for His good purpose
2. Story: Joseph sold
into slavery by his brothers
3. Book: The beginnings
of God’s chosen people
4. Testament: The story
of God’s chosen people
5. Bible: Israel is a type
of the church and bears many important lessons for us
2. Reference help: biblehub.com commentary
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