Before
Deuteronomy
What is Numbers
John
What is Acts
Creation
Who is Adam
A general observation from a divine perspective
What is a proverb
This term refers to words immediately next to the passage being studied
What is near context
1 Samuel
3 John
Who is Moses
We must understand the part in light of the whole
What is context
This is the goal of reading Scripture
What is to see and know God
1 Kings
What is 2 Samuel
Ecclesiastes
What is Song of Songs
Judges
Who is Samson
When an author states the same thing more than once
What is repetition
This term refers to words farther away from the passage being studied
What is far context
1 Chronicles
What is 2 Kings
Nehemiah
What is Esther
Patriarch
Who is Abraham
In poetry, when the second line contrasts with the first line
What is Antithetical
Every text of Scripture has how many meanings
What is one
Psalms
What is Job
James
Kingdom
Who is David
In poetry, when line 1 is similar (and sometimes the same) as line 2
What is Synonymous
This is king when it comes to interpreting Scripture
What is context
Malachi
What is Zechariah
Daniel
What is Hosea
Missions
Paul
In poetry, AB/BA
What is Chiastic
This term refers to the correct mental perception of a text’s meaning
What is understanding
1 Thessalonians
What is Colossians
Obadiah
What is Jonah
Silence
Who are the Pharisees
In poetry, line 2 is an advancement over line 1
What is step
This term refers to the verbal or written expression of a reader’s understanding of authorial intent
What is interpretation
Galatians
What is 2 Corinthians
Joel
What is Amos
Return
Who is Ezra
When an author uses quotation marks
What is Dialogue or Direct Discourse
This term refers to how a reader responds to the meaning of a biblical passage and is often known as application
Lamentations
What is Jeremiah
Malachi
What is Matthew
Church
When an author places key dialogues in the mouth of a main character
What is Authoritative Speakers
This term refers to meanings in a text of which the author was unaware but fall within the pattern of meaning that he willed
What is implications
Habakkuk
What is Nahum
Zephaniah
What is Haggai
Conquest
Who is Joshua
When the author adds commentary to clear things up
What is Authorial Comments
This is the most common genre of Scripture
What is historical narrative