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An artist, catalyst, & dialogist shaped by suffering. Relentless in hope, pursuing the depths of God’s word to awaken joy and intimacy.

Concentric-circle diagram illustrating five nested levels of context: Book at the center, surrounded by Author, Testament, Bible, and Extrabiblical context.

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In, Out, In

Correlative context compares a passage with other Scriptures that share meaningful words, ideas, symbols, or theology. But the order matters: interpret first, travel outward carefully, then return home and test every connection against the passage’s own context.

What Is Chiasmus? Chiasmus Is What?

Chiasmus is more than repetition—it is literary symmetry that moves inward and back out again. From Babel to the Flood, this article shows how biblical writers use mirrored structure to guide readers toward the crux, where the middle often becomes the message.

More Than a Word Count

Repeated words matter, but themes need more than a word count. This articlette offers five ways to weigh thematic context—presence, distribution, placement, connection, and function—so readers can move beyond what an author simply repeats, to why it matters.

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