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INTERPRETATION - Coggle Diagram
INTERPRETATION
Tools & Resources
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How does the author use those words in other books written, or how it used in other areas of the Bible
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Use dictionary, lexicons, bible dictionary, concordances, commentaries, study bibles, study biblical textbooks
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Literary Context
Epistles
Opening includes the author, not like our modern day letters. Focus on the indicatives and imperatives
Prophecy
4 major prophets/12 minor prophets. Announcements of salvation & judgment. Less than 2% of the OT prophecy is Messianic (the majority is focussed on the disobedience of Israel and Judah.
Parables
Pictorial and narrative images, the goal is to persuade through real life story telling
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Poetry
Look for parallelism and repetition, heavy imagery, not like our modern-day poetry that rhymes. Biblical poetry was meant to cross all language lines
Historical narrative
note the setting, characters, plot
Historical Context
Culture
Includes social, political, architectural,economic,legal and religious practices
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It helps to bridge the historical, literary, theological, and linguistic gap
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