Class 4: The Bible's Genres
September 11, 2022 Speaker: Brian Beemer Series: How to Study the Bible
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Class Outline:
I. What are the Biblical Genres?
II. Studying Histories and Narratives
A. The Bible primarily revolves around several key historical events
III. Wisdom and Poetic Writings
A. What is wisdom literature?
1. Proverbial Wisdom
2. Speculative Wisdom
B. What is poetic literature?
IV. The Gospels
A. Genre, Chronology, and Harmony
V. The Epistles
A. Structured in three parts:
1. Opening
2. Body
3. Closing
B. Studying Epistles
1. We often have one side of the conversation
2. Balancing original and modern audience
VI. Prophecy
A. Understanding prophetic literature
B. Intepreting Revelation
1. Understand background
2. Understand genre
3. Understand purpose

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