Charles Dickens has lots to say about the horror of orphans living in Industrial Age London. But he doesn’t just come right out and say it. He tells his powerful and heart-rending tales, about poor little Oliver Twist, say. “Please, sir, I want some more….” Narratives don’t usually come out and tell you “the point.” […]
Interpreting Historical Narrative: Characters and Plot
December 15, 2016 By Rich Herbster
Filed Under: Bulletin Board, Rich's Blog Tagged With: 1 Sameul, 2 Samuel, characters, Esther, Genesis 37, Historical Narrative, plot
Historical narratives are historical narratives
December 8, 2016 By Rich Herbster
In our last post, we began to explore the rules of the game for one particular biblical genre: historical narrative. This is a vitally important genre to properly understand, as it is far and away the largest type of literature found in the bible (at least 50%!). We discussed the fact that historical narratives are […]
Filed Under: Bulletin Board, Rich's Blog Tagged With: Bible as History, bible as mythology, genre, Historical Narrative
“Tell Me A Story”: Interpreting Historical narrative
October 26, 2016 By Rich Herbster
Who doesn’t love a good story? We all do. People tell ghost stories around campfires. Kids want a bedtime story before bed. We watch TV shows and movies, which (with the exception of “reality” TV) allow us to escape into the story of some fictitious (or historical) narrative. We read novels – murder mysteries, Amish […]
Filed Under: Bulletin Board, Rich's Blog Tagged With: Bible as History, genre, Historical Narrative, Myth, Story