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*the "Four Senses of Scripture": | *the "Four Senses of Scripture": | ||
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| | |'''Literal'''the direct meaning of the text | ||
| | |'''Allegorical'''the metaphorical meaning or analogy presented by the tex | ||
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|moral | |'''Moral''' (also called "Tropological") | ||
| | 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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