The Bible is a timeless book – it’s for all people for all time. The Bible is good literature because God employed good laws of composition when He wrote it. The intent was to make the Bible easily understood by the reader. Be aware of the following:
1. Preparation or introduction – The presentation of background information to prepare the reader for what follows.
2. Comparison – Comparing of things in order to show similarities. A comparison is the association of like things.
3. Contrast – Comparing things in order to show differences. Contrast is the association of opposites.
4. Repetition – Using the same word or phrase a number of times.
5. Progression – An extension of a specific theme throughout a portion of Scripture, sometimes with addition or amplification.
6. Climax – The high point built by a progression from the lesser to the greater (i.e. peak of intensity).
7. Pivotal Point – A changing or a turning in which the elements on each side of the point differ in some way.
8. Radiation – The central or single point from which or to which other truths point.
9. Interchange – The alternating, in sequence, of at least two main thoughts, subjects, or characteristics.
10. General to Particular – A move from the extensive or general to the specific. It could also be vice versa.
11. Cause and Effect – A move from the source to the consequence. It could also be vice versa.
12. Explanation or Analysis – The presentation of an idea or event followed by its explanation.
13. Interrogation – The presentation of a question, usually followed by its answer.
14. Summarization – Restating the main points, to sum up or to briefly restate particular truths.
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