Literacy Genres In The Bible

• Historical Events/Narrative: a story about people’s lives and deeds, often describing historical events.
• Law: a set of rules of conduct or moral principles to guide one relationship with God and others.
• Prophecy: the accounts and words of those called to be messengers of God’s word, to bring God’s message to a particular group of people, often expressed as words of comfort or a call to conversion.
• Wisdom: statements offering instruction, often given to as short, to the point words of advice.
• Poetry: sacred poems or songs expressing relationship with God and others, often expressing the hopes and fears of an individual or entire nation.
• Letters: specific communication often describing events or offering guidance, usually written to a particular audience.
• Gospels: faith accounts of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, stories about Jesus and the sayings of Jesus. Gospel was written by John, Mark, Matthew, and Luke.
• Parables: stories based on the experience of ordinary life, usually containing a surprising or unusual twist, used to instruct by comparing a familiar understanding with a new or unfamiliar understanding.
• Apocalypse: a revealing or uncovering of new knowledge, often regarding God’s victory over the forces of evil, usually intended as a message of hope for those who remain faithful.