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A type of writing in the Bible. Theological or moral exposition: A type of writing in the Bible History (historical): A type of writing in the Bible Literature (literary): The purpose of Historical writing To "tell us what happened"; to convey documentary information. The purpose of Theological or moral exposition To "convey theological or moral information" The purpose of literary writing to tell us what always happens, or "what happens universally" What is characteristic of exposition? Uses strongly conceptual language, uses abstract vocabulary, and appeals to our "intellectual grasp of propositional truth." What is characteristic of historical writing? Puts the facts in a moral and spirtual framework that interprets the facts. What is characteristic of literary writing? Appeals primarily to our imagination; it seeks to "recreate the actual scene" and wants us to "imaginarily experience" it. A way the biblical writers create a quality of literary realism in the Bible Rooted in observable reality A way the biblical writers create a quality of literary realism in the Bible Driven by an impulse to give circumstantial and factual basis to stories A way the biblical writers create a quality of literary realism in the Bible Tends to be concrete, vivid, and specific A way the biblical writers create a quality of literary realism in the Bible Tends to portray human behavior in unidealized ways - paints us "warts and all" A way the biblical writers create a quality of literary realism in the Bible Focuses on common experience and characters of average social standing A way the biblical writers create a quality of literary realism in the Bible Stresses individuality A way the biblical writers create a quality of literary realism in the Bible Stresses common, everyday events What religious message does literary realism help support? The realism of the Bible insists that the reader recognize "supernatural" events as well as ordinary "empirical" (based on the five senses) experience as part of reality. A characteristic of literary romance. Full of mystery, the supernatural, and the heroic. A characteristic of literary romance. Tend to demonstrate poetic justice, and have happy endings. What religious message does romance support in the Bible? Reinforces the religious message that earth and heaven are not separate. Demonstrates the ways in which earthly life opens up into a spirtitual world. tragedy the story of fall anti-romance the story of winter comedy the story of spring romance the story of summer component of One Story of Literature tragedy component of One Story of Literature anti-romance component of One Story of Literature comedy component of One Story of Literature romance