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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
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