Catch Phrase/Oral Tradition

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  • Older Than Feudalism with The Bible, Partly due to the earlier parts originally being oral tradition and therefore repetitive to aid memorization.
    • God has 'I am the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob', sometimes appended with 'who brought you out of Egypt'.
    • Jesus has 'I tell you the truth' (or variants thereupon depending on the translation, such as 'Verily I say unto thee' or 'I tell you solemnly').
    • Biblical angels almost always introduce themselves with a "Fear not". If you read the descriptions of typical angels in the Bible, you'll know why.

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