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An allegory is a story which, when interpreted, discloses a symbolic meaning; an interpretative method which treats texts in these terms.
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What is the allegorical sense of "deep" in Lk. 5:4 "Launch out into the deep."?
The operative noun/adjective here is βάθος (bathos) [from which we get our English "bathosphere"] occurs just eight times in the NT which could be classified as follows:
metaphorically meaning "extre …
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How is Matt 7:6 --Swine Vs Pearls --explained?
The image in Matt 7:6 is stated twice in Hebrew parallelism, viz:
Do not give what is holy to the dogs
Do not cast your pearls before swine
That is, in both cases, the animals (both being unclean!) …
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του πνεύμα εκ του πνεύματος The spirit of the Spirit? Gal 6:8
First, in Gen 6:8 the NOUN "harvest" does not appear. We only have the verb forms "reap", θερίζω, in a future tense, θερίσει ("will reap").
So, here is my very literal translation of Gal 6:8 -
For t …
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The Son of Jonah / John: Literally, or Metaphorically?
There are two questions here, one about the text of John 1;42, and one about the connection, if any, between Peter's father's name and the OT prophet in Matt 16:4 & 17. Let us take these one at a tim …
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