Literary Styles in the Bible

what kind of literary style is the passage below an example of?

But I am a worm, not a man,

scorned by men, despised by the people.All who see me mock me; they curl their

lips and jeer; they shake their heads at me:

• Lament

• History

• Creed

• Aphorism

what kind of literary style is this passage an example of?

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all

your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over

with new wine."

• Creed

• Etiology

• Aphorism

• Autobiography

What kind of literary style is the passage below an example of?

That is why, to this day, the Israelites do not eat the sciatic muscle that is

on the hip socket, because he had struck Jacob’s hip socket at the sciatic muscle.

• History

• Lament

• Creed

• Etiology

what literary style is the passage below an example of?

One day the trees went out to anoint a king over themselves.So they said

to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’But the olive tree answered them, ‘Must I give up my

rich oil, whereby gods and human beings are honored, and go off to hold sway over

the trees?’Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come; you reign over us!’

• Creed

• History

• Fable

• Aphorism

What literary style is the passage below an example of?

Then King Solomon sent Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, who struck him

dead.The king said to Abiathar the priest: “Go to your estate in Anathoth. Though

you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, because you carried the

ark of the Lord God before David my father and shared in all the hardships my

father endured.”

• History

• Creed

• Law Code

• Aphorism

What literary style is the passage below an example of?

When I heard this report, I began to weep and continued mourning for several days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven. I prayed: “Lord, God of heaven, great and awesome God, you preserve your covenant of mercy with those who love you and keep your commandments.

• Law Code

• Fable

• Lament

• Autobiography

What style of literature is the passage below an example of?

You shall not swear falsely by my name,

thus profaning the name of your God. I am the Lord.You shall not exploit your

neighbor. You shall not commit robbery. You shall not withhold overnight the wages

of your laborer. You shall not insult the deaf, or put a stumbling block in front of the

blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the Lord

• Etiology

• Law Code

• Autobiography

• Aphorism