Grasping God's Word
Let us return to the original question: “Does the Bible have different levels of meaning?” We do not believe it does. There is one level of meaning — the one tied to the historical-cultural and literary contexts. This meaning includes its meaning for the biblical audience and the theological principles behind that meaning.
J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays • Grasping God's Word
Equidistant Letter Sequencing (ELS)
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Bible Codes
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Spiritualizing
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Chapter 11 LEVELS OF MEANING
J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays • Grasping God's Word
general and universal. At the most general and most universal level you are usually identifying basic characteristics of God (God is love; God is holy and just; God is a God who saves and delivers, etc.). Right below this are usually general statements about the implications of these truths for God’s people in general. Then these general truths tak
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