Inductive types of writings

⇒INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY HELPS⇐

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS BASED ON THE TYPES OF WRITINGS WE HAVE IN THE BIBLE

  1. History
  2. Laws & rules & commandments (in the Torah–Exodus through Deuteronomy with lots of mixture with other types).  We are NOT including commands in the prophets, Psalms, or New Testament letters here.
  3. Prophecy written in regular speech, like a newspaper (prose)
  4. Prophecy with unusual images (parts of Ezekiel, Zechariah, Daniel, Revelation.  This prophecy is called “Apocalyptic Prophecy”)
  5. Poetry
    1. Prophecy written in poetry (more than one half of the Old Testament prophets wrote their prophecies in poetry)
    2. Psalms
    3. Proverbs
    4. Wisdom Books
  6. Teachings of Jesus Christ
    1. Commands of Jesus and Instructions of Jesus
    2. Parables of Jesus
  7. Letters (Romans through Revelation 1-3)