Lexham Glossary of Literary Types

by Douglas Mangum

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2014

Overview

Several literary types and devices are used throughout the text of the Bible, including allegories, parables, psalms, and letters. This glossary defines the types and devices identified in the Tooman Literary Type Analysis of the Old Testament and the Mackie Literary Type Analysis of the New Testament.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Poetry — (OT and NT) Literary compositions characterized by figurative language, wordplay, rhythm, balance, and emotional expression that are crafted in order to produce an emotional response in the reader.” (source)

“Prose — (OT) A literary text that is not poetry but uses typical language patterns and vocabulary.” (source)

“Narrative, Historical — (NT) A narrative account of past events arranged in roughly chronological order often incorporating the writer’s observations on the events and their causes and effects.” (source)

“Historical Story — (OT) A narrative description recounting past events.” (source)

“Sermon — (NT) A written discourse presented as a report of spoken religious teaching.” (source)

Product Details

• Title: The Lexham Glossary of Literary Types
• Author: Douglas Mangum
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2014

About Douglas Mangum

Douglas Mangum is a contributing editor for the Faithlife Study Bible and co-author for the Studies in Faithful Living series. The first volume in the series is Abraham: Following God’s Promise. He is also an editor for the Lexham English Bible, a regular contributor to Bible Study Magazine, and an editor and contributor for the Lexham Bible Dictionary.

Doug is a PhD candidate in Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Free State; he holds a Master of Arts in Hebrew and Semitic Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.