S-Situation? What's the historical situation? What do you need to know about the people and events in the story? What's the larger context?
T-Type? What's the type of literature? Is it historical narrative? Poetry? Prophecy? Law? Wisdom? Epistle? What literary devices are being used: Hyperbole? Parable? Metaphor? Apocalyptic Imagery?
O-Object? Who is the object of the text? Everyone? Specific people? Ancient Israel? Is it the Old or New Covenant?
P-Prescription? Is this passage prescriptive for us today or merely descriptive of an historical event?1
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S-Situation? What's the historical situation? What do you need to know about the people and events in the story? What's the larger context?
T-Type? What's the type of literature? Is it historical narrative? Poetry? Prophecy? Law? Wisdom? Epistle? What literary devices are being used: Hyperbole? Parable? Metaphor? Apocalyptic Imagery?
O-Object? Who is the object of the text? Everyone? Specific people? Ancient Israel? Is it the Old or New Covenant?
P-Prescription? Is this passage prescriptive for us today or merely descriptive of an historical event?1