AI PROMPT FOR SCENE ANALYSIS OF BIBLICAL HEBREW NARRATIVES

In Biblical Hebrew, narrative structure reflects ancient Israel’s cultural, theological, and linguistic context, distinct from Western chronological storytelling. This article presents an AI prompt to detect wayyiqtol-based narrative structures, defining “scenes” (2+ consecutive wayyiqtol clauses) and “mini-scenes” (single clauses). Tested on Grok (xAI), ChatGPT (OpenAI), Copilot (Microsoft), and Gemini (Google), it reveals Genesis 1:1-31’s lack of scenes—only mini-scenes—versus Genesis 2’s scene-rich narrative, surprising me after a decade teaching Hebrew. For intermediate to advanced students, this tool illuminates narrative dynamics efficiently.