Archetypes The subject of repeated patterns leads naturally to a final topic, the presence of archetypes in biblical narrative. In the introduction I noted that the Bible as a whole is unified by master images and symbols that recur throughout its pages. These master images of course appear in the stories of the Bible. In addition to archetypal images, we should note the presence of archetypal plot motifs and character types. The latter can be treated summarily. As we read the stories of the Bible,