In synonymous parallelism, a subsequent line (or lines) expresses a similar (synonymous) thought to the previous line. There are four main types of parallelism: synonymous, antithetical, step (or climactic), and chiastic. Most of the poetry Jesus used (expressed by the Gospel writers) involve parallelism, with about two hundred examples in the Gospels. Some forms of Jesus’s teaching include poetry, proverbs, exaggeration, and parables, and many others (such as puns, similes, metaphors, riddles, paradoxes, irony, and questions ). Such techniques were used to clarify his meaning, motivate (or sometimes shock) the listeners, or reveal the true intent of God’s Word-all the while making his teaching memorable. Jesus used a variety of teaching techniques to impress his teaching on his hearers. What made Jesus’s teaching unique was not only what he taught but also how he taught it.

He often was able to gather large crowds who could be so enthralled by his teaching that they simply forgot about their need for food. He taught in the synagogues and, on at least one occasion, from a boat. He taught both in the countryside and in the cities. Like other teachers, Jesus had disciples, announced divine commands, buttressed his teaching with Scripture, debated with others, was questioned about legal disputes, and employed various techniques to make his teaching more memorable. The people, however, recognized that Jesus was indeed a teacher sent from God. The Aramaic title “Rabbi” is used fourteen times of Jesus, even though he was not formally trained as a Rabbi. He is called “teacher” forty-five times in the New Testament. Jesus was known for his ability to teach.

I am jesus christ genres