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*the "Four Senses of Scripture":  
*the "Four Senses of Scripture":  
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|literal
|'''Literal'''the direct meaning of the text
|allegorical
|'''Allegorical'''the metaphorical meaning or analogy presented by the tex
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|moral
|'''Moral''' (also called "Tropological")
|anagogical
the moral lesson from the text, or lesson on difference between right and wrong
|'''Anagogical'''how to apply the lesson of the text into our lives and faith
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* example:  
* Scripture frequently operates at multiple levels of "literal" (means exactly what it says) or "figurative" (it suggests or references something else or a larger idea)
** <u>example</u>:


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