Sometimes those with the problem must find, call, and commission a hero. The middle typically raises the tension while putting in place the means for resolving the problem. The concrete expression of the tension and resolution tells us something important about the themes of the story. PlotĪ narrative or story has a plot with a sequence of actions beginning with a tension and ending with a resolution. Though this definition may not fit every modern story, sometimes focused completely on character, this definition works well for the Bible. Unlike the drama where the characters present their story directly, here the storyteller mediates the story. Narrative or story is a sequence of events moving from tension to a resolution, which a narrator tells. Even so, narrative shapes some of the Bible’s poetry, and so I want to provide a foundation here for that. Biblical storytellers mainly use prose, and I have explored that genre in Elements of Biblical Narrative. Homer tells his stories in poetry, as do Israel’s neighbors.
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