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Old Testament Narratives

Old Testament Narratives. Taken from Richard Pratt’s He Gave Us Stories. 3 Dimensions of a Writer’s Intentions. Writer. Document. Observations of the Past. Anticipations o f the Present i n the Past. Implications f or the Present. Audience. 3 Dimensions of a Writer’s Intentions.

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Old Testament Narratives

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  1. Old Testament Narratives Taken from Richard Pratt’s He Gave Us Stories

  2. 3 Dimensions of a Writer’s Intentions Writer Document Observations of the Past Anticipations of the Present in the Past Implications for the Present Audience

  3. 3 Dimensions of a Writer’s Intentions Writer Document Observations of the Past Factual observations: What facts occurred in the past? Moral observations: What moral issues existed in the past? Emotional observations: What emotions took place in the past?

  4. 3 Dimensions of a Writer’s Intentions Writer Document Adumbrating: How did the events adumbrate the readers’ lives? Establishing: How did the events establish the readers’ lives? Anticipations of the Present in the Past Modeling: How did the events give models to the readers?

  5. 3 Dimensions of a Writer’s Intentions Writer Document Informative Implications: What was the information about the readers’ day? Directive Implications: What were the directives for the readers’ day? Affective Implications: What were the emotions for the readers’ day? Implications for the Present

  6. 3 Dimensions of a Writer’s Intentions Writer Document Observations of the Past Anticipations of the Present in the Past Implications for the Present Audience

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