Repeat and Reuse: Using the Logos Word List Tool to Find Insight

Last week we looked at how the biblical authors used the same terms repeatedly in different passages to indicate emphasis. This week we will reuse the Word List tool to find repeated terms in a single passage—we’ll discover a second use of the literary device simply called repetition.

Recommended Resources

• Tsumura’s NICOT volume on 1 Samuel
• Joyce Baldwin’s Tyndale Old Testament Commentary on Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
• Steven Mathewson offers advice on The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative