bible vocabulary unit one

metanarrative

a single, overarching interpretation, or grand story of reality

(grand narrative, big picture)

what is the “big picture”?

creation, fall, redemption, restoration

historical narrative

a story of historical events (ex. Bible)

narrative

a story

poetry

poems speak through creative language and links images together

prose discourse

speeches, letters, or essays that create a *specific argument* that requires a *logical response*

incommunicable attributes

qualities that only God has

(holy, eternal, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, unchanging)

communicable attributes

qualities that God and man share

(wisdom, love, mercy, grace)

omniscient

all-knowing

omnipotent

all powerful

omnipresent

everywhere present

literary context

the genre, structure, and grammar of the text

historical context

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

theological context

the theological purpose of the text

transcendent

an attribute of God that describes him as being both above and outside of His Creation

immanent

an attribute of God that describes Him as being both within and among His Creation

Elohim

(God) from the Hebrew word deity; the generic name used in the Old Testament for the Creator

Yahweh

(The Lord) from the Hebrew word “I am”

doxology

a liturgical (poetic) narrative of praise to God

recapitulation

an act or instance of *summarizing* and *restating* the main points of something