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Bible_Test 1

First set of vocabulary words

28 cards·by NoahCompton
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Antagonistic
a character in a story or poem who deceives, frustrates, or works again the main character
protagonistic
The main character in a story
Biographical Sketch
Think of this as a mini-biography. This is an abbreviated version of someone’s life to just get the basic information about someone.
Cause and Effect
A relationship of between two actions as a result of the other. Cause: is the event that makes something happen. This happens first. Why did
Characterization
A way to describe key features or nature of a character in a story. There are two ways writers do this: Direct characterization: when a writ
Compare and Contrast
Comparing: determining ways things are alike Contrasting: ways things are different
Conclusion
The end of a story When you draw a conclusion you are: Putting together clues to help you understand things that are not explained in the t
Conflict
A struggle or clash between opposing forces Internal conflict: a struggle between opposing desires within a character. For example: Should I
Descriptive Words
Are words that give vivid detail, so we are the reader, can see or visualize what is happening in a story. Example: The car was jet black, l
Descriptive Writing
Use of descriptive words to help the reader see or visualize what is going on in a story. Example: The moon shone down on us like it was a f
Plot
Plot: is what happens in a story. Plot contains: Basic situation Conflict Series of Events Climax Resolution
Point of View
The perspective a story is told from and there 3 types of points of view: Omniscient: is the all-knowing point of view (The people are…) Fir
Resolution
The end of the story. This is where the loose ends of the plot are tied up or where we, the reader, draws a conclusion as to what happened.
Setting
Setting plays an important role in a story The time and place which a story occurs. Answers the questions: When ? Where?
Summarize
Explain in a few sentences what an entire passage is about, highlighting the main idea or theme of the passage
Summary
A short paragraph or statement explaining the main idea, theme, or lesson of a passage.
Torah
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures; from the Hebrew word Teachings
Nevium
Second section of the Hebrew scriptures; from the Hebrew word Prophets
Ketuvim
The third section of the Hebrew scriptures; from the hebrew word for writings
tetragrammaton
the four letters (yhwh); that makes up the personal name of God; vocalized by Christian translators for yahweh
Midrash
the interpretation of the meaning of a biblical text
Liturgy
structured public worshipping
Who is the personal name of God in Exodus
Yahweh
what is the name given to the oral teachings of the torah
Teachings or "doctrine"
What is the Hebrew word for prophets
Nevi'im
What are the types of readings in the bible
plain sense, inquiring, allegorical, mystical
What are the characteristics of hebrew literature
the importance of the word, symbolic word choices, parallelism and repetition, figures of speech
what is the term for hebrew poetry
parallelism