81 18 OT Story Elements as NT background

The section of the story that describes where and when the events take place, from the beginning of time in Eden to the return from exile, is the...

• Major Characters

• Plot/Problem

• Setting

• Outcome

The section that lists the most important figures in the story, specifically 'God' and 'The people of Israel,' is the...

• Minor Characters

• Major Characters

• Setting

• Conflict

The part of the story that introduces the main challenge—that God commissioned creation but humans rebelled and broke their covenant—is the...

• Setting

• Plot/Problem

• Major Characters

• Outcome

The three major historical shifts in the story—Assyria conquering the North, Babylon conquering the South, and Persia conquering Babylon—are described as the...

• Rising Action

• Major Characters

• Events

• Outcome

The final state of the story, where the people of God are 'waiting for their Messiah to deliver them,' is described in the...

• Plot/Problem

• Major Characters

• Events

• Outcome

The story mentions figures like Adam, Noah, Abraham, and Joseph. These are examples of the story's...

• Major Characters

• Minor Characters

• Plot/Problem

• Setting

The story's time frame is described as starting 'From the beginning of time.' This is a detail found in the...

• Where

• When

• Conflict

• Rising Action

The part of the worksheet that asks 'What types of conflict are present in the story?' is a sub-section of the...

• Plot/Problem

• Major Characters

• Rising Action

• Outcome

The main question at the top of the page asks about the 'rising action' and 'conflict' that lead to the next part of the story. The answer to this question would be found by describing the story's...

• Setting and Outcome

• Major Characters and Minor Characters

• Plot/Problem and Events

• Setting and Events

The core tension of the story is the rebellion of humans and the breaking of God's covenant. This is explained in the section titled...

• Events

• Plot/Problem

• Major Characters

• Setting