the Bible. The temptation for us is to examine the text in terms of our own knowledge rather than in terms of the writer’s intention. Seeing a familiar feature, we may jump to the conclusion that we understand the text and there is no need to dig deeper. The Bigger Picture Though the work you have already done with the structural diagram will be the basis for many of your observations, you will want to look beyond your diagram of the text also. This bigger picture is to place the text in its context