UTF Chapter 7 Test

a fictional narrative in which characters and events are presented as symbols for moral and spiritual truths.

• Allegory

• Bible Commentary

• Biblical Genre

• Content

• Context

a verse-by-verse exposition of scriptural passages written to help people better understand the Bible.

• Allegory

• Bible Commentary

• Biblical Genre

• Content

• Context

a classification of literary styles used in Scripture, including poetry, historical narratives, legal prescriptions, prophesies, psalms, proverbs, parables, epistles, and apocalyptic literature.

• Allegory

• Bible Commentary

• Biblical Genre

• Content

• Context

the meaning of words or passages; the subject matter of a written work.

• Allegory

• Bible Commentary

• Biblical Genre

• Content

• Context

the discourse surrounding a passage that gives meaning to the content; the historical background and literary setting of a text that helps clarify meaning.

• Allegory

• Bible Commentary

• Biblical Genre

• Content

• Context

a method of literary analysis that questions the ability of language to represent reality adequately and seeks to discern and expose the purported underlying ideologies of a text.

• Deconstruction

• Descriptive Passage

• Exegesis

• Hermeneutics

a biblical passage that describes specific events.

• Deconstruction

• Descriptive Passage

• Exegesis

• Hermeneutics

from the Greek for “lead out”; the exposition or explanation of a biblical text based on careful study and analysis.

• Deconstruction

• Descriptive Passage

• Exegesis

• Hermeneutics

from the Greek for “interpret”; the process of devising the best methods for understanding and the divine interconnectedness of all things

• Deconstruction

• Descriptive Passage

• Exegesis

• Hermeneutics

the time, place, culture, and audience of a text.

• Historical Context

• Lexicon

• Literary Context

• Hermeneutics