Alter Ch 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Leitwort
A
A word or root word that recur significantly in a texts, a continuum of texts, or configuration of texts
2
Q
Theme
A
Central idea, topic, or point of a story
3
Q
Scale of repetitive structuring and focusing devices
A
Leitwort Motif Theme Sequence of actions Typescene
4
Q
Three reasons for repetition in the Bible
A
Oral origins
Background of folklore from which it draws
Composite nature of the text that has been transmitted to us
