4.+Genres

= __** Biblical Genres **__ =

A Biblical Genre is a style of writing which is categorised through various styles found in the text. Points such as authorship, tone, intent, meaning and formatting all contribute to the genre of a passage or book. Some of the genres found in The Book of Exodus are:

**Narrative**
As The Book of Exodus is written over a long period of time and covers a series of events, therefore it can be classified as a //Narrative// piece of writing. The Author(s) are unknown and the text is intended to provide a view for which people can base their lives, aka. The Sinai Covenant with God. Exodus may have been written as a narrative so the story could be available to all people who wish to live their lives in this manner.

** Law **
==== The Book of Exodus contains, perhaps, one of the most vital stories, the launch of the Ten Commandments. Because the latter half of the book contains the collection of laws and instructions by which people are to abide by, is it also considered to be about //Law//. ====