Synopsis

A type scene is a recurring literary convention or basic situation in a narrative that serves as a model for other scenes[1][2][3]. It involves a recognizable set of characteristics, often highlighted by repeated key phrases[3]. Examples include betrothal scenes at wells, younger brothers rising over older ones, and annunciations to barren women[4]. Type scenes create expectations in readers’ minds, and variations on these conventions can surprise and engage the audience[1][4]. They function at the genre level and are part of the literary artistry of biblical narratives, allowing authors to draw upon and remake audience expectations[1][2]. Type scenes are distinct from typology, which involves biblical comparisons between different periods, particularly between the Old and New Testaments[1].

[1] Arthur G. Patzia and Anthony J. Petrotta, Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002), 119.
[2] Gary Edward Schnittjer, Old Testament Use of Old Testament: A Book-by-Book Guide (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2021), 902.
[3] Douglas S. McComiskey, Lukan Theology in the Light of the Gospel’s Literary Structure (Milton Keynes, U.K.; Waynesboro, GA: Paternoster, 2004), 55.
[4] Lisa A. Eary, Rethinking David and Goliath (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012).

Definitions

• Type-scene | How We Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture’s Style and Meaning
• Type-Scene | Old Testament Use of Old Testament: A Book-by-Book Guide
• Type Scene (Biblical Studies) | Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies

Examples

• Narrative Patterns: Type Scene, Repetition, and Key Words | Rethinking David and Goliath
• Type-scene | Lukan Theology in the Light of the Gospel’s Literary Structure (potential Tannehill tests for type-scene as workflow)

Studies

• Theophany as type-scene | Encountering the Divine: Theophany in Biblical Narrative

Synopsis

A type scene is a recurring literary convention or basic situation in a narrative that serves as a model for other scenes[1][2][3]. It involves a recognizable set of characteristics, often highlighted by repeated key phrases[3]. Examples include betrothal scenes at wells, younger brothers rising over older ones, and annunciations to barren women[4]. Type scenes create expectations in readers’ minds, and variations on these conventions can surprise and engage the audience[1][4]. They function at the genre level and are part of the literary artistry of biblical narratives, allowing authors to draw upon and remake audience expectations[1][2]. Type scenes are distinct from typology, which involves biblical comparisons between different periods, particularly between the Old and New Testaments[1].

[1] Arthur G. Patzia and Anthony J. Petrotta, Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002), 119.
[2] Gary Edward Schnittjer, Old Testament Use of Old Testament: A Book-by-Book Guide (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2021), 902.
[3] Douglas S. McComiskey, Lukan Theology in the Light of the Gospel’s Literary Structure (Milton Keynes, U.K.; Waynesboro, GA: Paternoster, 2004), 55.
[4] Lisa A. Eary, Rethinking David and Goliath (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012).

Definitions

• Type-scene | How We Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture’s Style and Meaning
• Page 51 | Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of a Gospel
• Type-Scene | Old Testament Use of Old Testament: A Book-by-Book Guide
• Type scene | Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew
• Type Scene (Biblical Studies) | Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies
• Type Scenes | Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible

Examples

• Type Scene | The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media
• Type scene | Handbook for Biblical Interpretation: An Essential Guide to Methods, Terms, and Concepts
• A Type Scene in Genesis | A Handbook to Old Testament Exegesis
• Type-scene | Lukan Theology in the Light of they Gospel’s Literary Structure (potential Tannehill tests for type-scene as workflow)
• Narrative Patterns: Type Scene, Repetition, and Key Words | Rethinking David and Goliath

Studies

• Theophany as type-scene | Encountering the Divine: Theophany in Biblical Narrative