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Baldick states, “As far as literature is concerned, it covers critical analysis and the elucidation of difficulties in the text" (294). | Baldick states, “As far as literature is concerned, it covers critical analysis and the elucidation of difficulties in the text" (294). | ||
Exegesis also defined in Dr. Wheeler’s website article Literary Terns and Definitions “As a scholarly or theological interpretation of the bible” Exegesis from Dr. Wheeler's website can be discussed more in detail under Fourfold Interpretation: | Exegesis also defined in Dr. Wheeler’s website article Literary Terns and Definitions “As a scholarly or theological interpretation of the bible” Exegesis, from Dr. Wheeler's website can be discussed more in detail under Fourfold Interpretation: | ||
FOURFOLD INTERPRETATION: In the twelfth century, fourfold interpretation was a model for reading biblical texts according to one of four possible levels of meaning. The idea had a profound influence on exegesis and theology, but its principles also influenced medieval literature and medieval writers. Dante (c. 1300), for instance, claimed that his writings can be interpreted according to four possible levels of meaning (The Divine Comedy being the classic example). The text can be read as (1) a literally or historically true and factual account of events (2) an allegorical text revealing spiritual or typological truths, (3) a tropological lesson that makes a moral point, or (4) an anagogical text predicting eschatological events in the last days or revealing truths about the afterlife. Often medieval interpreters saw a single passage or verse as operating on multiple levels simultaneously. For instance, consider the following Biblical excerpt: | FOURFOLD INTERPRETATION: In the twelfth century, fourfold interpretation was a model for reading biblical texts according to one of four possible levels of meaning. The idea had a profound influence on exegesis and theology, but its principles also influenced medieval literature and medieval writers. Dante (c. 1300), for instance, claimed that his writings can be interpreted according to four possible levels of meaning (The Divine Comedy being the classic example). The text can be read as (1) a literally or historically true and factual account of events (2) an allegorical text revealing spiritual or typological truths, (3) a tropological lesson that makes a moral point, or (4) an anagogical text predicting eschatological events in the last days or revealing truths about the afterlife. Often medieval interpreters saw a single passage or verse as operating on multiple levels simultaneously. For instance, consider the following Biblical excerpt: | ||