Questions tagged [layers-of-meaning]
A literary technique where an author expects his audience to see additional meaning other than what a literal reading of the text conveys.
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interpret, and infer/deduce from (1 Samuel 24:14) "................. Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog, a single flea?"
(1 Samuel 24:12-15) 12 May the Lord judge between you and me, and may
the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you. 13 As
the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes ...
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Trying to analyze (1 Corinthians 3:18) ".....he must become foolish...."
1 Corinthians 3:15-23 New American Standard Bible 1995
15 If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself
will be saved, yet so as through fire.
16 Do you not know that you are a [...
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Would it be correct so say that James 4:17 is tryijng to say "one who 'spiritually, mentally' strongly grasps the right thing to do"?
James 4:13-5:3 New American Standard Bible 1995
13 Come now, you who
say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend
a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” 14 [a]...
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(Psalm 119:96) understanding what author means by "limit to all perfection"/"consummation of all perfection"
(Psalm 119:94-96 NASB1995 )
94 I am Yours, save me; For I have sought
Your precepts. 95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me; I shall
diligently consider Your testimonies. 96 I have seen a limit to ...
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Psalm 119:67 "Before I was afflicted I went astray" could be interpreted/translated in different ways
Psalm 119:65-69 (NASB1995)
65 You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your
word. 66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in
Your commandments. 67 Before I was ...
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Psalm 37:4 & Psalm 20:4 "...grant you your heart’s desire..." and "...give you the desires of your heart..." "dual-natured layers of meaning"
Psalm 20:1-6
1 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the
God of Jacob set you securely on high! 2 May He send you help from the
sanctuary And support you from Zion! 3 May He ...
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What did Paul mean by "the flaming darts of the evil one" in Ephesians 6:16?
Ephesians 6:10-18 (ESV):
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For ...
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Is it possible to disambiguate the meaning of the words "rich", "poor" and "poverty" in the context of 2 Corinthians 8:9?
2 Corinthians 8:9:
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. [ESV]
9 For ye know the ...
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(1 Kings 13) Symbolism of God's command to Unnamed Prophet specifying Not to eat bread Nor drink water nor return by the way which you came?
1 Kings 13:1-8
1 Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense ...
8 But the man of God said to the king, “...
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Old Testament Hebrew translation of (Psalm 31:18)'s "lying lips" be broad enough to include "pretentiousness" and/or "deceptiveness"?
Just out of curiosity, could someone please tell me if the Old Testament Hebrew translation of the phrase "lying lips"
Could be broad enough to also include "pretentiousness"?
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Reading from the book of the Acts of the Apostles (3,13-15.17-19)
In those days, Peter told the people: “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, when he had ...
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“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” - Is John 3:3 a universal statement, O.T. Saints included?
John 3:1-7 (ESV):
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, ...
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What does "enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus" mean in Hebrews 10:19?
Hebrews 10:19-25 (NASB):
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the ...
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Are Some Bible Scripture verses merely monotonously descriptive/instructive Or do they have more meaningful undertones?(layers of meaning)
Some bible passages may seem to just have monotonously descriptive/instructive tones (especially the bible books of Chronicles, Leviticus, Kings, etc. ), but the bible reader is usually left wondering ...
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Is the expression "I am the First and the Last" always about generations?
Motivated by an intriguing discussion I had in the comment section of an answer to a related question, I would like to know the meaning of the expression "I am the First and the Last" as ...
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