Textual Interpretations Flashcards
1
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literal
- style of interpretation
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- True story
- Straight telling of tales
- Serious
- Used as a cautionary tale
2
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answers the question - literal
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-Answers the question what is the text saying
3
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myth of Adonis – literal
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- Talks about how anger breeds death
- Apollodorous (literal)
- Serious
4
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song of songs - literal
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- about king Solomons love for women and his wit/wisdom
5
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structural
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- symbolic
- metaphorically
- allegorically
6
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structural qualities of this interpretation
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-Used as a metaphor to teach lessons
7
Q
answers the question – structural
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- Answers the lessons that were important in that time
- What is the structure of society
8
Q
myth of adonis – structural
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- Death is a transformation
- Love conqours all
- Death turning into birth, playful and speaks to the notion of transformation
9
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song of songs – structural
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- God is the lover of humanity
- Israelites are beloved
- Mutual admiration between god and gods people
- Symbolizes the relationship between the covenant
10
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functional
- qualities of this style
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- Elevate secular understanding of the text
- What is the text
11
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functional
- answers the question
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- How soiceties work and can define right from wrong
- What is the function of the text saying about the relationship itself, not the structural setup
12
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myth of adonis
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- Elevate secular phenomena to religious phenomena
- Eliade – application to Adonis myth
- Making stories religious
13
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song of songs
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- Importance of chastity for a woman
- Wisdom text
- Social, political and cultural contexts of the time
