Scholars have answered the question about genre in myriad ways: shepherd allegory,94 sign narrative (Zeichenerzählung),95 shepherd vision that includes the report of two symbolic acts,96 two unrelated sign acts (Zeichenhandlungen),97 commissioning narrative,98 symbolic act report,99 and parable.100 This plethora of proposals is problematic. Some are so topic specific (that is, they include the term “shepherd”) that they are not legitimate form-critical designations.101 Other proposals (e.g., vision,