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  2. Biblical literalism - Wikipedia

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    Biblical literalism or biblicism is a term used differently by different authors concerning biblical interpretation. It can equate to the dictionary definition of literalism: "adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense", [ 1] where literal means "in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words ...

  3. Exegesis - Wikipedia

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    Exegesis ( / ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs / EK-sih-JEE-sis; from the Greek ἐξήγησις, from ἐξηγεῖσθαι, "to lead out") is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text. The term is traditionally applied to the interpretation of Biblical works. In modern usage, exegesis can involve critical interpretations of virtually any text ...

  4. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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    Reading comprehensionis the ability to process written text, understandits meaning, and to integrate with what the reader already knows. [1][2][3][4]Reading comprehensionrelies on two abilities that are connected to each other: word reading and language comprehension.[5] Comprehension specifically is a "creative, multifaceted process" that is ...

  5. Biblical hermeneutics - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics, which involves the study of principles of interpretation, both theory and methodology, for all forms of communication, nonverbal and verbal. [ 1]

  6. Subvocalization - Wikipedia

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    Subvocalization, or silent speech, is the internal speech typically made when reading; it provides the sound of the word as it is read. [ 1][ 2] This is a natural process when reading, and it helps the mind to access meanings to comprehend and remember what is read, potentially reducing cognitive load. [ 3]

  7. Four senses of Scripture - Wikipedia

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    Noah and the "baptismal flood" of the Old Testament (top panel) is "typologically linked" with (it prefigures) the baptism of Jesus in the New Testament (bottom panel). The four senses of Scripture is a four-level method of interpreting the Bible . In Christianity, the four senses are literal, allegorical, tropological and anagogical .

  8. Bible for children - Wikipedia

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    Bible for children. Children's Bibles, or Bibles for children, are often collections of Bible stories rather than actual translations of the Bible aimed at children. [1] First printed in London in 1759, The Children's Bible ( Philadelphia, 1763) was the earliest Bible for children printed in America. [2] Story-Bibles include Christian Gottlob ...

  9. Simple view of reading - Wikipedia

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    Reading. The simple view of reading is a scientific theory that a student's ability to understand written words depends on how well they sound out (decode) the words and understand the meaning of those words. Specifically, their reading comprehension can be predicted by multiplying their skill in decoding the written words by their ability to ...