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Interpretation "what the text means" - Coggle Diagram
Interpretation
"what the text means"
Arrive at answers to the questions asked in the Observation stage
Determine the proposition (summary)
Topic (what the passage is talking about, i.e. author's message)
Assertion (what the passage is saying about that topic, i.e. audience's need)
Understand the
Context
Historical
History (time)
Geography (place)
Culture (space)
Literary
Genre
Old Testament
Prophecy
Law
Poetry
Narrative
New Testament
Parable
Epistolary/Letters
Narrative
Theological
Bedrock (foundational)
Arrow (typological)
Ladder (Analogical)
Bible commentaries, surveys, atlases, etc. are helpful tools for learning context
Examine Linguistic
Content
How units of content (words, phrases, sentences, pericopes, and discourses) relate to one another and inform each other
Rank scale
Low-level: relationships between words and phrases
High-level: relationships between paragraphs and scenes (pericopes)
Word Studies
Choose confusing or theologically-significant words to study
Use a concordance or lexicon to see all possible meanings
Study the range of possible meanings in light of its usage/context