Question on Passage Guide

What is the Literary Typing section used for? I really don't get it or see the value of it.  I just looked at Mark 7:1-13, the pericope statement is "Traditions and Commandments.  The Literary typing seciton looks like this:

I gotta admit that I've never seen this section tell me anything more than the obvious.

I don't get it either.

I have asked for definitions or references to figure this one out but haven't gotten an answer. I expected more detail than this section provides - it's a section I expected to be very useful, and may be when I get the necessary background. But at the moment ...

Dominick,

There is the briefest explanation on this page: http://www.logos.com/logos3/new/genrecoding

As I'm not terribly interested in Form Criticism, I have not found these helpful.

Moreover, I don't know how well these are done. For example, I just looked up Matthew's Beatitudes and they are described as "Sermon: Discourse, Apocalyptic Saying." Why not "Macarism"? The list of qualifications for elders in Titus 1:5-9 is marked as "Personal Instruction, Leadership Qualifications" but in Form Criticism, this would be a virtue/vice list.....

Finally, they ought link to resources. I would find these valuable if they agreed with me [:)] and included links to the appropriate articles in the various Bible Dictionaries....

I like form criticism as a way to encourage a close reading. And I have tried to determine the criteria and granularity of the type. But I'm not sure I've even correctly identified Tooman. His categories, however, are:

I'm not sure I've even correctly identified Tooman. His categories, however, are:

Where did you get that from Martha?

Is a similar one available for Mackie?

Where did you get that from Martha?

I made it as part of my own documentation of Logos - Mackie is only done through the Gospels but I'll likely work on it this evening if I don't get sidetracked on lectionaries or the Kephalaia.

Note: I removed the proper names in front of the sagas to make a single literary type

For the New Testament:

Where did you get that from Martha?

I made it as part of my own documentation of Logos

That's awesome, Martha! Would you mind sharing it as a text file (zipped and uploaded as an attachment here)? So I don't have to type it all in again myself?

Also what other nifty things do you have in your own documentation of Logos?[:)]

That only leaves me with one question....

"...Martha, when do you find time to sleep?" [;)]

The genre coding lists are attached. I'm using the new edition of Inspiration to create my own documentation - very little is in finished form but I'll share what I have when it's in reasonable shape8306.zip genre coding.zip.

"...Martha, when do you find time to sleep?"

I try hard to be up by noon.[:D] (most days that is)

Martha,

Thanks for these...

The genre coding lists are attached. I'm using the new edition of Inspiration to create my own documentation - very little is in finished form but I'll share what I have when it's in reasonable shape.

Thanks!

About a decade ago I gleaned the following from some of the volumes of the Forms of the Old Testament Literature. I also added material from other sources. This does not at all match the new literary typing, but may give you some clues. 3644.Literary Def Formulas Etc.pdf Hope this helps.

Thank you - this  is helpful.

I recently finished reading a great book that deals with the issue of Genre as it relates to interpretation of the bible called "How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth." I bought the paperback edition from Amazon and then ordered the Logos version on pre-pub. It is scheduled to be released by logos sometime this week. It's a great book and will serve as a very helpful addition to my reference collection.