Testament canonical texts and appropriate ancient Near Eastern material, second temple history, and Jewish literature of the period as well as involving Jesus and the Apostles.16 The following chart visually presents our methodological approach. THREEFOLD HERMENEUTICAL READING STRATEGY We begin with an equal emphasis concerning the human author and the divine author. We focus on kingship because the anointed deliverer is tied to a kingdom and the rule of a king.
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