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allegoresis: a standalone construct

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allegoresis1 CONSTRUCTAllegoresisWHITMAN · BIBLICAL

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Biblical hermeneutics

interpreting a text as having a hidden further meaning beyond the literal one, distinct from composing allegory.

In biblical hermeneutics, allegoresis refers to interpreting a text as having a hidden further meaning beyond the literal one, distinct from composing allegory. This meaning comes from Whitman (1987) in Allegory.[1]

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allegory2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructstext4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four fields

References

  1. Whitman, J. (1987). Allegory. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674862876

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