The literary context involves two main areas of exploration: genre and the surrounding context. In order to interpret a passage in the Bible correctly, we must determine the genre of our passage. Law, for example, as in Leviticus, is interpreted differently than poetry, as in the Psalms. Narrative, like Judges, is approached differently than epistolary writings, like Romans. Basic Bible Interpretation by Roy Zuck explains the different categories of genre in the Bible. Zuck defines genre in this