Setting in Biblical Narrative

Every story has to take place somewhere, and very often locations have a special meaning or significance evoked by events that already took place there.…

Character in Biblical Narrative

Most of us think of characters in Bible as either sinners or saints, good or bad. At least that’s how Bible stories are presented to…

Plot In Biblical Narrative

An important part of reading biblical narratives is learning how to understand the nature of “the plot,” how stories are arranged into a pattern of…

Literary Styles in the Bible

Episode 3 shows how reading the Bible wisely requires that we learn about the ancient literary styles used by the biblical authors. These writers expressed…