A podcast that offers you an opportunity to deepen your appreciation of the different writings that make up our Bible. The focus of this first set of podcasts is the Acts of the Apostles. Our second focus is the Gospel According to Mark. Other podcasts on other books and writings of the First ("Old") and Second ("New") Testament will follow.
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A podcast that offers you an opportunity to deepen your appreciation of the different writings that make up our Bible. The focus of this first set of podcasts is the Acts of the Apostles. Our second focus is the Gospel According to Mark. Other podcasts on other books and writings of the First ("Old") and Second ("New") Testament will follow.
Bible Basics 8: The Bible's Different Literary Forms
Befriending the Bible
3 minutes 51 seconds
4 years ago
Bible Basics 8: The Bible's Different Literary Forms
The Bible is a library of writings from different time periods that consists of different literary forms:
The Bible is a collection of various books and of different styles of writing: history, prophecy, Legal, epics, wisdom sayings, gospels, parables, Jesus sayings, miracles and signs (John), letters, apocalyptic writing.
Literary forms communicate the author's sacred encounter with God. They invite a recognition that there are various ways of communicate the Sacred Encounter and "Biblical Truth" (Vatican II).
Befriending the Bible
A podcast that offers you an opportunity to deepen your appreciation of the different writings that make up our Bible. The focus of this first set of podcasts is the Acts of the Apostles. Our second focus is the Gospel According to Mark. Other podcasts on other books and writings of the First ("Old") and Second ("New") Testament will follow.
